Comparison of the Individual in Freuds "Civilization and Its Discontents", Buford's "Among the Thugs" and Weir's "The Truman Show"

Date Submitted: 07/30/2004 14:52:14
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 8 pages (2239 words)
What is exactly is an individual? Dictionary.com defines an individual as follows: in*di*vid*u*al adj. a.Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic b.Special; particular c.Serving to identify or set apart (Dictionary.com) According to the dictionary, an individual is unique and therefore should be able to be set apart from others without much difficulty. The question at hand now is, does civilization remove the identifying aspects of …
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…if not temporary, would not be very successful considering it is based around sheer violence and mayhem. There is no individuality when this is the only goal of a society, everyone strives for the same thing as one. It seems impossible to invent a society that can give both safety and satisfaction to our desires, without suppressing our natural instincts. According to these three works, individuality can only be obtained if there is no civilization.
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