In the book "Civilization and its Discontents ", Sigmund Freud tries to compare and differentiate the psychoanalysis to other accepted scientific disciplines. ... The main idea of "Civilization and its Discontents " is that human beings are divided in to three parts: super-ego, ego, and the Id. ... In "Civilization and its Discontents ", Freud tries to replace a metaphysical, idealistic framework with a psychological one. ... In its purest form, happiness can only be achieved through the pleasure principle. ... Each culture has its own way of living, people that are more alike, are connected a...

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(Psychical Qualities) He believed, and many people after him also believed, that his theories about the mind uncovered some basic truths about how an individual is formed, and how culture and civilization operate on this particular person. (Psychical Qualities) When Freud looks at civilization (in his book Civilization and its Discontents), he sees two fundamental principles at work. ...

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