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Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents
Author: Sigmund Freud, James Strachey (Editor)
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 condit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393096231
ISBN-10: 0393096238
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 109
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Publisher: W.W. Norton Company Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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