Civilization and its discontents

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Sigmund Freud: Civilization and its discontents (1963, Hogarth Press, Institute of Psycho-analysis)

94 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 1963 by Hogarth Press, Institute of Psycho-analysis.

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Civilization and Its Discontents is a book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It was written in 1929 and first published in German in 1930 as Das Unbehagen in der Kultur ("The Uneasiness in Civilization"). Exploring what Freud sees as the important clash between the desire for individuality and the expectations of society, the book is considered one of Freud's most important and widely read works, and was described in 1989 by historian Peter Gay as one of the most influential and studied books in the field of modern psychology.

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Subjects

  • Psychoanalysis and culture
  • Civilization