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A review by ori_gina_lity
Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud
2.0
One of his last major works Civilization and its Discontents was written in 1930 which was late in Sigmund Freud’s life but it also stands to be one of his most well known works that seeks to answer fundamental questions about society and his theories behind suffering and guilt. *yawn* Okay, I enjoyed reading parts of this - it was fascinating I’ll admit and I like to acknowledge anyone who can articulate such complex thoughts (obviously I can’t today) but I’m not the kind of person who likes to “read into EVERYTHING” either.
It’s tedious reading, not really my thing but I appreciate the opportunity to better understand such an influential thinker. And if I hone in on the areas of the work I was interested in, like this quote, “Beauty has no obvious use; nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it.” I found the reading rewarding enough…. but if i’m going to be completely honest with myself let’s use one of Freud’s handy invention’s: free association! You say “Civilization and its Discontents" I say, "Depressing!" That was raw thought and after reading all that I needed to get it out. 2/5 stars.
It’s tedious reading, not really my thing but I appreciate the opportunity to better understand such an influential thinker. And if I hone in on the areas of the work I was interested in, like this quote, “Beauty has no obvious use; nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it.” I found the reading rewarding enough…. but if i’m going to be completely honest with myself let’s use one of Freud’s handy invention’s: free association! You say “Civilization and its Discontents" I say, "Depressing!" That was raw thought and after reading all that I needed to get it out. 2/5 stars.