Sigmund Freud, in his book "Civilization and Its Discontents," states that people are unhappy due to the establishment of society which creates restraints on their instinctive impulses. On the other hand, Friedrich Nietzsche, in his book, "On the Genealogy ... the process of strengthening the civilization, the cultural super-ego does not concern itself with the mental constitutions of people. The cultural super-ego "issues a command and does not ask whether it is possible for people to obey it." As a result it does not consider the instincts of people and only acts on its interest. However, ...

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