Civilization and Its Discontents
5 hrs. 26 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Sigmund Freud
Author
Sigmund Freud
Narrator
Mikhail Pozdnyakov
Narrator
Mikhail Pozdnyakov
Description
“Civilization and Its Discontents” is one of Freud’s most significant works, written by the founder of psychoanalysis. The public’s first reaction to this work was mixed.
And even today, many well-known scholars still cast doubt on Freud’s achievements and those of his followers.
“The term ‘culture’ designates the whole sum of achievements and institutions that distinguish our lives from those of our ancestors from the animal world and serve two purposes: protecting man from nature and regulating relations among people.”
It follows that, instead of performing its protective and developmental functions, culture suppresses people’s basic instincts and makes them unhappy.
And even today, many well-known scholars still cast doubt on Freud’s achievements and those of his followers.
“The term ‘culture’ designates the whole sum of achievements and institutions that distinguish our lives from those of our ancestors from the animal world and serve two purposes: protecting man from nature and regulating relations among people.”
It follows that, instead of performing its protective and developmental functions, culture suppresses people’s basic instincts and makes them unhappy.
