Freud and His Discontents - The New York Times - New York Times

Freud and His Discontents - The New York Times - New York Times: "Freud's essay rests on three arguments that are impossible to prove: the development of civilization recapitulates the development of the individual; civilization's central purpose of repressing the aggressive instinct exacts unbearable suffering; the individual is torn between the desire to live (Eros) and the wish to die (Thanatos)."