A review by alanffm
Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud

4.0

Unfortunately a lot of the evidence presented in this book is outdated (Either the evidence is now considered wrong, or stronger evidence has been found). That aside, I completely agree with the main narrative. Civilization is fundamentally an oppressive institution that limits the individual desires people have by weakening its citizens' egos and redirecting their libido's. Whether keeping a system like this in tact is the right thing to do, as Freud assumes, it is up to the reader. A major work for the modern era.