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Civilization and Its Discontents
by Sigmund Freud, James Strachey , Peter Gay
by Sigmund Freud, James Strachey , Peter Gay
** spoiler alert **
brief notes for myself:
happiness, two kinds (neg/pos) pleasure seeking, pain avoiding.
societies/people are unhappy b/c of guilt. religion plays a part, is an illusion
ego feels guilt b/c of superego (conscience) or authority outside self (when gets caught being "bad")
labido->happiness->stolen happiness/cock blocked->guilt->aggression
Communism: limited outlet for aggression, though (as Mark says, there is always vodka)
Socialism: takes away some of the aggression caused by object-desire
happiness, two kinds (neg/pos) pleasure seeking, pain avoiding.
societies/people are unhappy b/c of guilt. religion plays a part, is an illusion
ego feels guilt b/c of superego (conscience) or authority outside self (when gets caught being "bad")
labido->happiness->stolen happiness/cock blocked->guilt->aggression
Communism: limited outlet for aggression, though (as Mark says, there is always vodka)
Socialism: takes away some of the aggression caused by object-desire
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