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4 comments:
I agree with Freud's argument on the negative factors of civilization. Freud believes civilization forces us to repress our instinctual desires. This constant repression ultimately leads to our discontents. We cannot freely express our desires and feelings because we are afraid of acting against the norms of society. We force ourselves to act according to society's rules, even if it means going against our own desires, thus resulting in our unhappiness.
I agree with Freud to some extent. Society certainly prevents people from acting on all of their desires that are located in the id. However, although civilization may frustrate people because it stops them from acting like animals, it is certainly the lesser of two possible evils.
Aswell I believe that survival is actually the most basic animal concern. Sex and reproduction come second as far as I am concerned. Civilizaton ensures survival. So while Freud thinks that civilization makes us repress our most basic desires, I think that it actually takes care of our most fundamental animal need. The need to stay alive.
Freud belives that civilization makes us unhappy because it forces us to repress our desires in order to live safely with others. However is there ever a circumstance, or has there ever been a time in human history where there is absolutly no repression of desire? Freud uses an example to show a possible explaination for how society could be created, however this example is one that is representative of the first family. How could there possible be a time where there was no repression if we have always lived togather? One theory which i feel that is understated or underexamined is that knowledge makes people unhappy. One make component of modern civilization is that people have high educations, and are more well informed about their own inferiority... is it at all possible that primitive people were happier because they knew less?
Freud believes that civilization, society repress our desires. i am agree with this, but i don't think is the most negative factor of society. i am thinking the worst effect of society is the our desire developed by it, by the collective living of people. a new-born baby has only the basic desire from id -- eating, sleeping. as he grown to an adult, the collective living (society) develops the desire of "overcome others" which has existed in his id. he wants to be riched, more influencial, smarter. i am thinking that there desires are the most dangerous ones, more dangerous than the instinctual desires since they can not be regulated/limted even by any laws
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