Civilization And Its Discontents Flashcards
It is rather the rule than the exeption
For the past to be preserved in mental life
A feeling can only be a source of energy if
itself is the expression of a strong need
The origin of the religious attitude can be traced
As far as the feeling of infantile helplessness
Life is too hard for us, it brings
too many pains, dissapointments and impossible tasks
What decides the purpose of life is
The programme of the pleasure principle
We are threatened with suffering from three directions
Own body
External world
Relations to other men
The readiest safeguard is
Voluntary isolation
All suffering is
Nothing else than sensation, it only exists in so far as we feel it
Instead of turning your back to the world you can
Re-create the world -
to build up in its stead another world in which most unbearable features are eliminated and replaced by others in conformity with ones own wishes
Beauty has
No obvious use, nor is there any clear cultural necessity for it. Yet civilization could not do without it
There is no golden rule which applies to everyone …
Every man must find out for himself in what particular fashion he can be saved
Worldly wisdom is about
Adapting to the environment and then to exploit that environment for a yield of pleasure
Religion succeeds in sparing many people
And individual neurosis. But hardly anything more
