“The fateful question for the human species seems to me to be whether and to what extent their cultural development will succeed in mastering the disturbance of their communal life by the human instinct of aggression and self-destruction ... One thing only do I know for certain and that is that man's judgements of value follow directly from his wihes for happiness-that, accordingly, they are an attempt to support his illusions with arguments.”
Quote by Sigmund Freud
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The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud
This book is a seminal work in the field of psychology, compiling the extensive writings of Sigmund Freud, a pioneer in the development of psychoanalysis. It includes his seminal theories on the unconscious mind, dreams, and the structure of the psyche. more
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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud, born on May 6, 1856, in Moravia, and died on September 23, 1939, in London, was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. Known as the father of modern psychology, Freud made significant contributions to the understanding of human psychology, introducing concepts such as the unconscious mind, dream analysis, and sexual theory. more
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