Why Theory

Civilization and Its Discontents

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Feb 22, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Ryan's Near-Fatal Accident

  • Ryan Angley survived a severe car accident 14 years ago with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3T, implying near total unconsciousness.
  • Despite the odds, Ryan is alive and well, reflecting on the life-changing experience.
INSIGHT

Oceanic Feeling and Disharmony

  • Freud begins Civilization and Its Discontents discussing the oceanic feeling, denying it as religious but linking it to childhood helplessness.
  • The book explores the disharmony between the individual and society amidst death drive and aggression.
INSIGHT

Individual-Society Conflict

  • Freud's psychoanalysis centers on the antagonism between individual and society, stemming from self-conflict.
  • The difficulty in harmony arises because individuals cannot even get along with themselves.
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