Civilization and Its Discontents
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Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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| Civilization and Its Discontents canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilization and Its Discontents Context triple: [Sigmund Freud, notableWork, Civilization and Its Discontents]
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A.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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B.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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C.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism is Hannah Arendt’s seminal political theory work analyzing the historical roots and mechanisms of modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazism and Stalinism.
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D.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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E.
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
The Crooked Timber of Humanity is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin exploring pluralism, the limits of human perfectibility, and the complexities of political and moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civilization and Its Discontents Target entity description: Civilization and Its Discontents is a seminal 1930 work by Sigmund Freud that explores the tension between individual instinctual desires and the demands of civilized society.
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A.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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B.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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C.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism is Hannah Arendt’s seminal political theory work analyzing the historical roots and mechanisms of modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazism and Stalinism.
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D.
The Unconscious Civilization
The Unconscious Civilization is a non-fiction book by Canadian philosopher John Ralston Saul that critiques modern corporate and consumer culture for undermining democracy and civic responsibility.
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E.
The Crooked Timber of Humanity
The Crooked Timber of Humanity is a collection of essays by philosopher Isaiah Berlin exploring pluralism, the limits of human perfectibility, and the complexities of political and moral life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ psychoanalytic work ⓘ |
| author | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| explores | tension between individual instinctual desires and demands of civilized society ⓘ |
| field |
philosophy of culture
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psychoanalysis ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| firstEnglishPublicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| follows | Freud's earlier cultural works ⓘ |
| genre |
psychoanalysis
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social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 100 to 150 pages depending on edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of guilt and the superego
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discussion of oceanic feeling ⓘ theory of civilization as source of discontent ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
cultural studies
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Freud's theory of drives
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eros
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linked to:
Eros (primordial)
aggression ⓘ civilization ⓘ culture ⓘ death drive ⓘ guilt ⓘ human suffering ⓘ instinctual drives ⓘ repression ⓘ superego ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
civilization requires repression of instincts
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conflict between Eros and death drive in culture ⓘ link between guilt and the superego ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das Unbehagen in der Kultur ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Vienna ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag ⓘ |
| significance |
influential in 20th-century social thought
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key text in psychoanalytic cultural theory ⓘ major work of Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| structure | essay ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | modern Western civilization ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud
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containsWork
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Civilization and Its Discontents
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subject linked to:
eros and civilization