Philosophies behind a peculiar conception

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses Sigmund Freud's thoughts on a number of issues ranging from the individual to society, from the psyche to civilization and further relates a number of issues that surrounds the relationship between man and society. In particular, the paper attempts to shed light on a number of issues discussed in Freud's "Civilization and its Discontents," and provide the author's claims on the same issues. The author does this by by first presenting Freud's assumptions and claims, and second, by either critiquing or affirming such claims. The paper then proceeds in a point-by-point analysis of the author's claims.

Outline:
Purpose of Life:The Pleasure Principle
On the Illusion and Imagination
Civilization and Aggression

From the Paper:

"Freud proceeded by saying that unhappiness is sufferings. He traced the causes of this sufferings and arrived at the proposition that there are three (3) sources of unhappiness to man's life, first is the body, second is the external world, and third the from relations to others (2002). The first pertains to the sufferings and pain brought by our body, this includes sickness and the physical pain that we endure. The second is the sufferings brought about by the external world, and the third is the one we acquire in relating to other people. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Freud, S. (2002). Civilization and its discontents. London: Penguin Books
• Groves E.R (1917). Sociology and Psycho-Analytic Psychology: An Interpretation of the Freudian Hypothesis. The American Journal of Sociology, 23:1 pp. 107-116.
• John Stuart Mill (2006). Utilitarianism. UK: Routledge (Original work published in 1863)
• Reiff, P. (1956). The Origins of Freud's Political Philosophy. Journal of the History of Ideas. 17:2 pp.235-249
• Smith R W (1968). The Political Meaning of Unconscious Guilt. Political Science Quarterly, 83: 4. pp. 505-515.

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