Civilization and Its Discontents, 9780141395890
Hardcover
Can civilization and happiness coexist? Freud explores our inner conflicts.

Civilization and Its Discontents

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    21 October 2014

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Summary

Freud’s epoch-making insights revolutionized our perception of who we are, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis. In Civilization and its Discontents he considers the incompatibility of civilization and individual happiness. Focusing on what he perceives to be one of society’s greatest dangers; ‘civilized’ sexual morality, he asks, does repression compromise our chances of happiness?

Sigmund Freud was born in 1856 and died in exile in London in 1939. As a writer and docto…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141395890
ISBN-10:0141395893
Author:Sigmund Freud
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:21 October 2014
Weight:201g
Dimensions:175mm x 111mm x 20mm
Series:Penguin Pocket Hardbacks
About The Author

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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