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Freud (Civilization and its Discontents)

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Freud describes this as an "odd intoxicant"--it has no obvious use of cultural necessity, and yet civilization cannot do without it.
According to Freud, art can temporarily take us away from the pressures of our most vital needs--a state of being he refers to as this.
One of the causes of unhappiness in our lives, as it subject to decay.
Two responses Freud offers for unhappiness: intoxicants and this.
This type of construction, "_____________ substances," makes us insensitive to pain.
This type of construction, "___________ satisfactions," diminishes pain.
The state of mind that allows you to eliminate the world's most unbearable features and replace them with your own wishes.
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Freud believes the purpose of life is the programming of this principle.
This term is used to express the confrontation between hunger and love in Freudian philosophy.
Humans developed "____________ constructions" to cope with the world.
Freud believes we derive the most happiness from instinctual events that are ___________ in nature (e.g.: I am hungry -> I eat -> I am happy).
A form of self-love that disrupts Freud's theory that hunger and love are what drive man.
Humans use this type of construction, "powerful __________," to make light of things during hard times.
The most powerful source of unhappiness.
Along with the eros instinct (the desire to relate), humans possess this type of instinct focused on destruction.
This, according to Freud, is at the center of everything--and the highest form of pleasure we can experience.