No. 16 · The Well-Read 30Civilization and Its DiscontentsSigmund Freud1930
Science & psychology · 1930
Civilization and Its Discontents
Freud asks why civilized life, which protects people from danger, also produces guilt, frustration, and unhappiness.
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It remains a provocative diagnosis of the bargain between personal desire and the rules required to live together.
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- guilt
- aggression
- civilization
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