
Civilization and Its Discontents
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Freud Recoils From Universal Love and the Jewish Sance of Implied in That?
I think the impact of World War I on him was, was immense. That's different than it's World War II that he anticipated. He also thinks like you, if you've tried to extend love to everyone, it ceases to be love. It has to be exclusive. Lacan is very critical on this. Freud recoils from universal love and the Jewish sance of implied in that, right? So he thinks this is Freud backing down. But I don't know, most people find this pretty appealing because they think that’s true. IfLove isn't discerning, then is it really love at all?
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