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Freud on Sexuality and Civilization - Foundations of Modern Social Thought

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This lecture introduces Freud’s development of psychoanalysis and his account of consciousness, including the id, ego, superego, Eros, and Thanatos. It then examines how repression shapes both individual psychology and civilization.

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- Chapter 1. The Importance of Nietzsche's Approach
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- Chapter 2. Freud in a Historical Context
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- Chapter 3. Psychoanalysis and Other Breakthroughs
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- Chapter 4. "The Ego and the Id"
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- Chapter 5. "Civilization and Its Discontents"
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