Civilization and Its Discontents

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780141182360 Author(s): Sigmund Freud Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2002 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Pages: 144 Series: Penguin Modern Classics

Description: In what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. We all know that living in civilised groups means sacrificing a degree of personal interest, but couldn't you argue that it in fact creates the conditions for our happiness? Freud explores the arguments and counter-arguments surrounding this proposition, focusing on what he perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers; 'civilised' sexual morality. After all, doesn't repression of sexuality deeply affect people and compromise their chances of happiness?

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