Civilization and Its Discontents

In the treatise “Civilization and Its Discontents,” Sigmund Freud moves the person’s intrapsychic conflicts into the realm of civilization, for which the price is the feeling of guilt and dissatisfaction that people experience due to the pressure of their primitive instincts and their inability to control them. You’ll learn why in human nature there is a drive toward self-destruction, what moves us, and whether it’s possible to reconcile nature and culture. Freud’s reflections on such a sharp topic will make everyone think!