Sigmund Freud

Totem and Taboo

by Sigmund Freud

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Freud's book explores how society, religion, and morality began, connecting the incest taboo and Oedipal complex to human civilization.

The Psychopathology of Everyday Life

by Sigmund Freud

3.9(4,450)

Freud, using personal and humorous stories, explains that our 'accidental' slips of tongue, memory lapses, and daily errors are actually deliberate actions from our unconscious mind.

Civilization and Its Discontents

by Sigmund Freud

3.8(31,849)

Freud explores the inherent tragedy of human existence, showing how civilization's demands for conformity perpetually clash with our primal aggressive and erotic urges, leaving us burdened with an inescapable, pervasive guilt.

Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis

by Sigmund Freud

3.8(8,084)

Sigmund Freud's groundbreaking lectures reveal the hidden depths of the human mind, changing our understanding of consciousness, dreams, and sexuality.

The Future of an Illusion

by Sigmund Freud

3.8(5,663)

Freud uses psychoanalysis to describe religion as a collective neurosis, a comfort that prevents scientific reason.

The Uncanny

by Sigmund Freud

3.2(357)

Freud explores the unsettling familiarity of the 'uncanny,' showing how deep fears and desires can be hidden by trivial memories and imagination.

The Interpretation of Dreams

by Sigmund Freud

Freud plunges into the nocturnal theater of the human mind, arguing that our most bizarre dreams are meticulously coded messages from the unconscious, revealing our deepest desires and unresolved conflicts.