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Jul 1, 2024 · Civilization and Its Discontents, written after the onset of Freud’s struggle with cancer of the jaw and in the midst of the rise of European fascism, was a profoundly unconsoling book.
5 days ago · Sigmund Freud's "Civilization and Its Discontents" (German: "Das Unbehagen in der Kultur") is a seminal work in psychoanalytic theory, published in 1930. It explores the tensions between individual desires and societal norms, the nature of human aggression, and the impact of civilization on human happiness.
Jun 26, 2024 · There are perhaps three such measures: powerful deflections, which cause us to make light of our misery; substitutive satisfactions, which diminish it; and intoxicating substances, which make us insensible to it.”. ― Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents. Read more quotes from Sigmund Freud. Share this quote:
Jul 1, 2024 · Sigmund Freud’s voluminous writings included The Interpretation of Dreams (1899/1900), The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1904), Totem and Taboo (1913), and Civilization and Its Discontents (1930).
Jun 9, 2024 · In this guest Substack, Jacob reflects on one of the key texts for the weekend, Sigmund Freud’s Civilization and Its Discontents, looking at how the challenges to our sense of civilisation have changed in the twenty-first century.
Jun 10, 2024 · Just a quick review and summary of Civilization and its discontents by Sigmund Freud and why as we advance as a civilization do we become more unhappy in life.. ...more.
3 days ago · These films have been praised for their unflinching depiction of modern civilization and its discontents. Critics frequently discuss the philosophical implications of his films. Some have compared the desolate imagery in Homo Sapiens to other end-of-the-world films, drawing parallels with the works of Lars von Trier and Abel Ferrara.
