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Society versus self: can civilization and happiness ever coexist?
Civilization and Its Discontents
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144 pages
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5 August 2002
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Summary
The Price of Progress: Are Civilization and Happiness Incompatible?
In one of his most influential works, Freud delves into the inherent conflict between civilization and individual happiness, examining the friction between societal demands and personal desires.
We accept that civilized life requires sacrificing some personal freedom, but does it also pave the way for our happiness? Freud dissects this complex question, highlighting what he sees as a critical threat to socie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141182360 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141182369 |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Author: | Sigmund Freud, David McLintock |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 113g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 8mm |
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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 and died in exile in London in 1939. As a writer and doctor he remains one of the informing voices of the twentieth century.
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