Civilization and Its Discontents
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All Themes Psychoanalysis and the Unconscious Individuality vs. Social Bonds Love, Sex, and Happiness Suffering, Aggression, and Death Religion, Delusion, and Belief
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All Symbols The Golden Rule
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Civilization and Its Discontents

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Sigmund Freud

Civilization and Its Discontents Symbols

The Golden Rule

Although not always a symbol in itself, in general usage, the Golden Rule is, for Freud, an indication of the errors of the Christian value system, and of Western morality in general. The Golden…

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