Reflections on War and Death, Sigmund Freud
Reflections on War and Death, Sigmund Freud
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Reflections on War and Death

Author: Sigmund Freud

Narrator: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Unabridged: 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Loudly

Published: 02/16/2024

Synopsis

"Reflections on War and Death" is a collection of essays written by Sigmund Freud, the renowned psychoanalyst, and founder of psychoanalysis. Originally published in 1918, the book delves into Freud's reflections on the psychological implications of war and the human experience of death. Freud explores the complex interplay between aggression, violence, and the human psyche, offering insights into the ways in which war and death shape individual and collective behavior. Drawing on his deep understanding of human psychology, Freud examines the impact of traumatic experiences, such as those encountered in wartime, on mental health and the human condition. Through his analysis, Freud provides thought-provoking perspectives on the darker aspects of human nature and the enduring effects of conflict on society.

About Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) was an Austrian psychiatrist and the founder of psychoanalysis. Considered the most influential psychological theorist of the twentieth century, Freud's theories have had an enormous influence on art, literature, and social thinking. Freud's fundamental idea was that all humans are endowed with an unconscious in which potent sexual and aggressive drives, and defenses against them, struggle for supremacy. His first major work was The Interpretation of Dreams, which established the importance of the psychoanalytical movement. His other writings include Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality, Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, The Future of an Illusion, The Ego and the Id, and Beyond the Pleasure Principle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon on September 21, 2022

interesting perspective on the balance between war and injustice - and how society 'weights' that balance even as the scales start to break down even as the individual is forced to make progressively violent choices - that will destroy any hope of reconciliation. Seems to happen all over the world -......more

Goodreads review by عزام الشثري on September 14, 2020

"عالم النفس" بالمفهوم الحديث عليه أن يكتب بالمنهجيّة العلميّة ويجمع البيانات الغزيرة الموثّقة ويبني عليها استنتاجاته أمّا فرويد فكان يتبعه حدسه الذي غذّاه بآلاف الحالات لمرضاه وآلاف الساعات التأمليّة والبحثيّة عدم تأطيره بالمنهج العلمي التجريبي أكسبته شجاعةً فكريّة تصلّ حدّ الجرأة وجعلته يصرف النظريّات من كي......more

Goodreads review by Nick on March 31, 2017

Probably the most interesting thing I've read by Freud. It starts off giving a tepid defense of Germany during ww1, and an anti-war shpiel, which sounds both libertarian-humanist and reactionary-revisionist-nationalist to modern ears. Then goes on to discuss death itself and how we think about it, f......more

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