1. Future of an Illusion
In "Future of an Illusion," Sigmund Freud takes on religion and presents it as an illusion, and as a human obsessional neurosis. ... Freud's book starts out with some background of human civilization. ... While we have made continual and great advances over controlling the nature, the management of human relations is not doing well at all. ... So here, he presents a vague advice of reducing the burden of instinctual sacrifices imposed on men, but he acknowledges that it is impossible to do it without the control of the mass. ... It serves "to reconcile a man to the sacrifices he ha...
- Word Count: 3198
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: Undergraduate