Civilization and Its Discontents: 0 (Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud) - Hardcover

Freud, Sigmund; Strachey, James; Menand, Louis; Gay, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393059952 ISBN 13: 9780393059953

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Synopsis

Civilization and Its Discontents may be Sigmund Freud's best-known work. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought, Freud elucidates the contest between aggression, indeed the death drive, and its adversary eros. He speaks to issues of human creativity and fulfillment, the place of beauty in culture, and the effects of repression. Louis Menand, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Metaphysical Club, contributor to The New Yorker, and professor of English at Harvard University, reflects on the importance of this work in intellectual thought and why it has become such a landmark book for the history of ideas. Not available in hardcover for decades, this beautifully rendered anniversary edition will be a welcome addition to readers' shelves.

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HardCover. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 192 Publisher: WW Norton & Co. Civilization and Its Discontents May be Sigmund Freud's Best-known work. Originally Published in 1930 it Seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization How did it come to be What determines its course In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought. Freud elucidates the contest between aggression. indeed the death drive. and its adversary eros. He speaks to issues of human creativity and fulfillment. the place of beauty in culture. and the effects of repression.Louis Menand. author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Metaphysical Club. contributor to The New Yorker. and professor of English at Harvard University. reflects on the importance of this work in intellectual thought and why it has become such a landmark book for the history of ideas.Not available in hardcover ...

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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) is one of the twentieth century's greatest minds and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. His many works include The Ego and the Id; An Outline of Psycho-Analysis; Inhibitions; Symptoms and Anxiety; New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis; Civilization and Its Discontent, and others.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393059952
• ISBN 13: 9780393059953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192