Freud, Sigmund

Civilization and Its Discontents

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ISBN 13:
9780393304510
author:
Freud, Sigmund
format:
Paperback
publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
language:
English
Publication Year:
2010
Pages:
186
Dimensions:
20.3 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
Genre:
Movements - Psychoanalysis
Condition:
New
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£12.02

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Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal work of twentieth-century cultural thought that explores the fundamental questions of human society and its organization. Written in the decade before the author's death, this book seeks to answer questions about the influences that led to the creation of civilization, its trajectory, and the role of human existence in shaping its development.

At the heart of the book are Freud's theories on the effect of knowledge of death on human existence and the birth of art. This new edition includes an introduction by renowned cultural critic and writer Christopher Hitchens, as well as a biographical note on the author by Peter Gay. First published in 1930, this edition is based on the Norton Standard Edition, which was authorized by Freud himself.

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