{"product_id":"civilization-and-its-discontents-the-standard-9780393059953","title":"Civilization and Its Discontents (The Standard)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivilization and Its Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e may be Sigmund Freud's best-known work. Originally published in 1930, it seeks to answer ultimate questions: What influences led to the creation of civilization? How did it come to be? What determines its course? In this seminal volume of twentieth-century thought, Freud elucidates the contest between aggression, indeed the death drive, and its adversary eros. He speaks to issues of human creativity and fulfillment, the place of beauty in culture, and the effects of repression. Louis Menand, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning\u003cem\u003eThe Metaphysical Club\u003c\/em\u003e, contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/em\u003e and professor of English at Harvard University, reflects on the importance of this work in intellectual thought and why it has become such a landmark book for the history of ideas. Not available in hardcover for decades, this beautifully rendered anniversary edition will be a welcome addition to readers' shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreud, Sigmund:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSigmund Freud\u003c\/strong\u003e (1856-1939) is one of the twentieth century's greatest minds and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. His many works include \u003cem\u003eThe Ego and the Id\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAn Outline of Psycho-Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eInhibitions; Symptoms and Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eNew Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCivilization and Its Discontent\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMenand, Louis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Menand\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of English at Harvard University, is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Metaphysical Club\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in History. A longtime staff writer for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503304020242,"sku":"9780393059953","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73dad439-bc44-4c39-a4a2-794d1f55b847.jpg?v=1730787832","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/civilization-and-its-discontents-the-standard-9780393059953","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}