Civilization and Its Discontents

Name: Civilization and Its Discontents
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Sigmund Freud
ISBN: 9781452672632

Author: Sigmund Freud

Narrator: Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 3 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/01/2011

Categories: Nonfiction, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Synopsis

First published in 1930, Civilization and Its Discontents is one of the most influential works of pioneering psychologist Sigmund Freud. Focusing on the tension between the primitive drives of the individual and the demands of civilization for order and conformity, Freud draws upon his psychoanalytic theories to explain the fundamental structures, conflicts, and consequences of society. Written in the aftermath of World War I, Civilization and Its Discontents advances the idea that humans' instinctive desires—violent urges and sexual drives—create the need for law and structure, which, when implemented, create constant feelings of discontent. A seminal work in psychology, Civilization and Its Discontents has sparked debate since its publication and continues to be widely read today. This edition is the translation by James Strachey.

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 C

This book helps explain one of life’s enduring phenomena: rage. It explains why standing behind that scruffy, ponytailed, mustachioed gentleman in the checkout lane (let’s call him “Gerard,” for good measure), can trigger paroxysms of homicidal fury. Something deep and ancient roils inside as you do......more

Goodreads review by Roy

There’s something unbelievable about Freud. If he was some ancient Greek or Medieval thinker, his ideas might not seem as strange. But the man was a contemporary of Albert Einstein, John Maynard Keynes, and F.D.R. He lived through the Great Depression and died during World War II—two events that con......more

Goodreads review by BookHunter محمد

إن الفرح الناجم عن تلبية غريزة لم يهذبها الأنا. بل لبثت على حالتها الوحشية الأولى. لأعظم بما لا يقاس من الفرح الناجم عن إشباع غريزة مروضة و مدجنة. و هنا بالتحديد يجد الطابع الجامح للاندفاعات المنحرفة و ربما أيضا سحر الثمرة المحرمة و جاذبيتها بوجه عام تفسيره الاقتصادي. إن الدين يضر بلعبة التكيف و الا......more