Civilization and Its Discontents

In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud defines civilization as follows: "The word 'civilization' [Kultur] describes the whole sum of the achievements and regulations which distinguish our lives from those of our animal ancestors and which serve two purposes—namely to protect men against nature and to adjust their mutual relations ... ................
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