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Civilization and Its Discontents (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Civilization and Its DiscontentsConsiders the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. This work focuses on what the author perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers; 'civilised' sexual morality.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 04 July 2002
- Format: Paperback 144 pages
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- Categories: Psychoanalytical Theory (Freudian Psychology)
- ISBN 13: 9780141182360 ISBN 10: 0141182369
- Sales rank: 28,674
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Full description for Civilization and Its Discontents
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?
