Civilization and Its Discontents, Paperback by Freud, Sigmund; Dufresne, Todd...

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Publication Year: 2015 Book Title: Civilization and Its Discontents Subject: Civilization, Movements / Psychoanalysis, Movements / Critical Theory Author: Sigmund Freud height: 0.4 in ISBN: 9781554811403 Item Weight: 9.4 Oz Language: English Subject Area: Philosophy, Psychology, History Publication Name: Civilization and Its Discontents Item Width: 5.5 in Type: Textbook width: 5.5 in Number of Pages: 208 Pages Format: Trade Paperback Item Height: 0.4 in Item Length: 8.5 in Publisher: Broadview Press

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Civilization and Its Discontents, Paperback by Freud, Sigmund; Dufresne, Todd.... Civilization and Its Discontents, Paperback by Freud, Sigmund; Dufresne, Todd (EDT); Richter, Gregory C. (TRN), ISBN 1554811406, ISBN-13 9781554811403, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US In Civilization and Its Discontents Freud extends and clarifies his analysis of religion; analyzes human unhappiness in contemporary civilization; ratifies the critical importance of the death drive theory; and contemplates the significance of guilt and conscience in everyday life. The result is Freud’s most expansive work, one wherein he discusses mysticism, love, interpretation, narcissism, religion, happiness, technology, beauty, justice, work, the origin of civilization, phylogenetic development, Christianity, the Devil, communism, the sense of guilt, remorse, and ethics. A classic, important, accessible work, Freud reminds us again why we still read and debate his ideas today. Todd Dufresne’s introduction expands on why, according to the late Freud, psychoanalysis is the key to understanding individual and collective realities or, better yet, collective truths. The Appendices include related writings by Freud, contemporary reviews, and scholarly responses from Marcuse, Rieff, and Ricoeur.