Explanation Of The Holocaust In Freud's "Civilization And Its Discontents"
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Each individual member of society is governed by certain rules that
serve to restrict their behavior. An example of one of these societal
rules forced upon the individual is the belief that murdering another human
being is wrong. We know that this act is wrong because of strict prison
sentences ....
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.... whose opinion would have
been most appreciated on the subject, Sigmund Freud, died just as Hitler
began his ascent to power. However, it is possible to theorize on Freud's
explanation of the Holocaust by using his work Civilization and Its
Discontents.
Freud's essay Civilization and Its Discontents was first published
in 1930, while Freud resided in Vienna, Austria. Undoubtedly, Freud was
aware of the happenings in the world political arena, particularly the
events that were transpiri ....
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