Freud, Civilization and its Discontents
Christina Hendricks’ lecture on this text for the Repetition Compulsion theme, January 2015.
Freud and the Origins of Religion
Where does religion come from? This is a question I had never thought about before reading Freud. I’ve always assumed religion has been a part of society for ages to the point where we wouldn’t characterize as human or society without having had it at one point. Freud however, speculates on the origins of religion […]
Feeling Oceanic?
As I read Freud I started to wonder whether I ever felt an oceanic feeling. The answer didn’t come easily, I think it never truly came. Every time you start to wonder about the past and about your emotions you realize it is impossible to recreate the emotion itself. You can remember you felt happy, […]