Civilization and its Discontents
Author: Sigmund Freud
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Pages: 106
Size: 111 x 181mm
Weight:
72.0000 kg
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9780141018997
Price:
€6.50
Product 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?