{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-discontents-sigmund-w-freud-9781849022743","title":"Civilization and Its Discontents","description":"This is Sigmund Freud's seminal text where he explores what he sees as the fundamental tensions between civilization and the individual. He contends that the greatest friction is between the individual's quest for freedom and civilization's contrary demand for conformity. Thus humankind's primitive instincts to kill and sexual gratification are harmful to human society, so we create laws and severe punishments to prevent murder, rape, and adultery. Freud argues that this results in perpetual feelings of discontent in its citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sigmund W. Freud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849022747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849022743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benediction Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Sigmund W. Freud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44540614803711,"sku":"9781849022743","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c4b4937-fdc2-486d-8267-ebbcca2d22fb.jpg?v=1700588894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civilization-and-its-discontents-sigmund-w-freud-9781849022743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}