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Civilization and its discontents
Book • 1939
Sigmund Freud's "Civilization and Its Discontents" delves into the inherent conflict between individual desires and societal demands.
Freud explores the tension between the pleasure principle and the reality principle, arguing that civilization's restrictions on instinctual gratification lead to widespread unhappiness.
He examines the role of aggression and the development of the superego in shaping human behavior.
The book also touches upon the influence of religion and the search for meaning in human life.
Ultimately, Freud suggests that a degree of discontent is inevitable in a civilized society.
Freud explores the tension between the pleasure principle and the reality principle, arguing that civilization's restrictions on instinctual gratification lead to widespread unhappiness.
He examines the role of aggression and the development of the superego in shaping human behavior.
The book also touches upon the influence of religion and the search for meaning in human life.
Ultimately, Freud suggests that a degree of discontent is inevitable in a civilized society.
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Mentioned by David Tacey as a book where Freud wrote extensively about our relations with the wave-like dimension in entirely negative terms.
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David Tacey Series Talk 5: The Differences Between Spiritual Emergence and Mental Illness
Todd McGowan references a line at the end, about refusing to rise up before his fellow humans as a prophet.
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On Narcissism
Mentioned as inspiration for Marcuse's title of Eros and Civilization.
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Marcuse’s “One-Dimensional Man” 3 of 4 – One-Dimensional Man & Repressive Desublimation
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Frank Furedi in relation to his understanding of the cultural and civilizational influences on our inner lives.
Frank Furedi in relation to his understanding of the cultural and civilizational influences on our inner lives.
The danger of self reflection | John Vervaeke, Isabel Millar, Frank Furedi and Joanna Kavenna
Included in Tai's iBooks folder of geniuses.
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Mentioned by Jacke Wilson and Joshua Ferris as a central figure in the discussion, focusing on his theories and his relationship with Nabokov.
674 Nabokov vs Freud (with Joshua Ferris) [Ad-Free Re-Release]
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Abby Kluchin and 
Simon Critchley in relation to his views on mysticism and the oceanic feeling.
Abby Kluchin and Simon Critchley in relation to his views on mysticism and the oceanic feeling.
82: Effing the Ineffable feat. Simon Critchley
Referenced when discussing civilization and its discontents.
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Patrick Blanchfield when discussing Freud's implicit argument for the social benefits of religion.
Patrick Blanchfield when discussing Freud's implicit argument for the social benefits of religion.
83: Religion and Neurosis feat. Nathan Rein Teaser
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Orion Taraban as the book in which Freud argues that the frustration of the sexual impulse gives rise to anxiety.
Orion Taraban as the book in which Freud argues that the frustration of the sexual impulse gives rise to anxiety.
Episode 536: Everything is about sex (the true power of male desire)
Mentioned by Doug Groothuis as a foundational figure in understanding the atheistic underpinnings of gender ideology.
The Philosophical Roots of Gender Ideology – Dr. Doug Groothuis, 11/13/24 (3181)
