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Civilization and Its Discontents

by James Strachey, Peter Gay, Sigmund Freud
Civilization and Its Discontents - Thryft
Civilization and Its Discontents - Thryft

Unveiling the complexities of civilization and human nature.

This book is a thought-provoking exploration of the clash between individual freedom and societal constraints. Freud delves into the inherent conflict that arises when human instincts and desires collide with the expectations of culture and civilization. Through his psychoanalytic perspective, he examines the enduring guilt and struggle that accompanies this clash. If you are interested in unraveling the complexities of human behavior and the impact of societal norms, this book is a compelling read that will leave you pondering the intricate dynamics of civilization and its discontents.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Civilization and Its Discontents

by James Strachey, Peter Gay, Sigmund Freud
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ISBN: 9780393301588
Authors: James Strachey, Peter Gay, Sigmund Freud
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Date of Publication: 1989-09-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology, History, Philosophy
Related Topics: Theory, Sociology, History, Politics, History, Politics, Classics, Theory, History
Goodreads rating: 3.79
(rated by 39777 readers)

Description

It stands as a brilliant summary of the views on culture from a psychoanalytic perspective that he had been developing since the turn of the century. It is both witness and tribute to the late theory of mind—the so-called structural theory, with its stress on aggression, indeed the death drive, as the pitiless adversary of eros.Civilization and Its Discontents is one of the last of Freud's books, written in the decade before his death and first published in German in 1929. In it he states his views on the broad question of man's place in the world, a place Freud defines in terms of ceaseless conflict between the individual's quest for freedom and society's demand for conformity.Freud's theme is that what works for civilization doesn't necessarily work for man. Man, by nature aggressive and egotistical, seeks self-satisfaction. But culture inhibits his instinctual drives. The result is a pervasive and familiar guilt.Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only one was authorized by Freud himself: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud under the general editorship of James Strachey.Freud approved the overall editorial plan, specific renderings of key words and phrases, and the addition of valuable notes, from bibliographical and explanatory. Many of the translations were done by Strachey himself; the rest were prepared under his supervision. The result was to place the Standard Edition in a position of unquestioned supremacy over all other existing versions.
 

Unveiling the complexities of civilization and human nature.

This book is a thought-provoking exploration of the clash between individual freedom and societal constraints. Freud delves into the inherent conflict that arises when human instincts and desires collide with the expectations of culture and civilization. Through his psychoanalytic perspective, he examines the enduring guilt and struggle that accompanies this clash. If you are interested in unraveling the complexities of human behavior and the impact of societal norms, this book is a compelling read that will leave you pondering the intricate dynamics of civilization and its discontents.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.