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Civilization and Its Discontents

During the summer of 1929, Freud worked on what became this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought. It stands as a brilliant summary of the views on culture from a psychoanalytic perspective that he had been developing since the turn of the century. It is both witness and tribute to the late theory of mind?the so-called structural theory, with its stress on aggression, indeed the death drive, as the pitiless adversary of eros.

Civilization and Its Discontents is one of the last of Freud's books, written in the decade before his death and first published in German in 1929. In it he states his views on the broad question of man's place in the world, a place Freud defines in terms of ceaseless conflict between the individual's quest for freedom and society's demand for conformity.

Freud's theme is that what works for civilization doesn't necessarily work for man. Man, by nature aggressive and egotistical, seeks self-satisfaction. But culture inhibits his instinctual drives. The result is a pervasive and familiar guilt.

Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only one was authorized by Freud himself: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud under the general editorship of James Strachey.

Freud approved the overall editorial plan, specific renderings of key words and phrases, and the addition of valuable notes, from bibliographical and explanatory. Many of the translations were done by Strachey himself; the rest were prepared under his supervision. The result was to place the Standard Edition in a position of unquestioned supremacy over all other existing versions.
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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; prophetic; Whether you agree with Freud's psychoanalytical theories or not, there is no dispute over his intelligence, insight, and his eloquence. In this short book, he explains the conflicts civilization process created in individual psyche....; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-18-2009; Why read this old thing?; I am currently reading this book for the fourth time I think. It was not a set text at uni, however a lecturer who I had a lot of respect for said it was in her top five and that I should read it. It is for most a reference book, however...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-18-2009; Completing the Work of Hegel and Darwin; The impact of Sigmund Freud on contemporary Western thought can hardly be underestimated. Many of the key "psychological" terms we employ can be traced back to his writing. Although fascinating and often insightful, much of his influence...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-19-2009; Freud always disappoints - read Jung instead; I got this book for myself hoping to learn something about the discontents of civilization but, like usual, I wasn't satisfied by Freud's views on things. I knew of his sexually-twisted "psychological" views before reading this book, but...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-06-2009; prophetic; Whether you agree with Freud's psychoanalytical theories or not, there is no dispute over his intelligence, insight, and his eloquence. In this short book, he explains the conflicts civilization process created in individual psyche....; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-06-2008; Freudian Slip; Freud has some interesting and possibly somewhat valid ideas but behind it all I fear that it is more one man's opinion of how the world works than what things are really like in actuality. The perennial problem with Freud is that a lot...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-18-2009; Completing the Work of Hegel and Darwin; The impact of Sigmund Freud on contemporary Western thought can hardly be underestimated. Many of the key "psychological" terms we employ can be traced back to his writing. Although fascinating and often insightful, much of his influence...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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