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At its core, civilization affects discontent. Although it seems its purpose would be to ameliorate human suffering and misery, Sigmund Freud argues that civilization is in fact, largely responsible for that suffering.
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Even a positive thing casts a shadow... its unique excellence is at the same time its tragic flaw. -William Irwin Thompson1 At its core, civilization affects discontent. Although it seems its purpose would be to ameliorate human suffering and misery, Sigmund Freud argues that civilization is in fact, largely responsible for that suffering. The initial impetus to form civilization is man's desire to protect himself from the natural world by exploiting Earth's resources.2 There is a dreadful disharmony within the human psyche caused by man's innate need to control that which he cannot. The Aeneid is a beautifully written allegorical tale, which extols the virtues of Aeneis upon his divine mission of leading the landless, war torn Trojans to their promise land; a place where they could make a new beginning and found the Roman civilization. His journey was not easy. Lost at sea, he and his men were exposed to the...
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