Civilization and its discontents / Sigmund Freud ; the James Strachey translation commentaries ; edited by Samuel Moyn.
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- Physical Description:
- xiv, 169 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]
- Summary:
- "The first Norton Critical Edition of Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents features an annotated version of James Strachey's authoritative translation. Freud's landmark work explores the tension between society and its individuals and is considered critical in the development of the field of modern psychology. In addition to the translated text, the Norton Critical Edition of Civilization and Its Discontents includes a "Commentaries" section, providing a multitude of secondary sources on the historical context of the work, as well as criticism and exploration of its key elements. A "Further Reading" list is also included"-- Provided by publisher.
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- Machine generated contents note: The Text of Civilization and Its Discontents
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- The meaning of psychoanalysis
- From Freud's Position in the History of Modern Thought / Thomas Mann
- From Freud / Jonathan Lear
- From Patriarchal Attitudes / Eva Figes
- The infant, the "oceanic feeling" and the question of religion
- [Letter from Romain Rolland (December 5, 1927)]
- [Letter from Sigmund Freud (July 14, 1929)]
- From Freud: An Intellectual Biography / Joel Whitebook
- Aggression and peace
- From The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis / Otto Fenichel
- Letters between Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud
- From The Force of Non-Violence / Judith Butler
- Culture and pessimism in cold war liberalism
- From Freud: The Mind of the Moralist / Philip Rieff
- From Sincerity and Authenticity / Lionel Trilling
- Liberation or progress?
- From Escape from Freedom / Erich Fromm
- From Eros and Civilization / Herbert Marcuse
- Psychoanalysis and Progress / Amy Allen.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
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- 1245957548
- Online:
- The Rosengarten Family Fund Home Page
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