He writes: ‘We have taken care not to concur with the prejudice that civilisation is synonymous with a trend towards perfection.’ This laconic style is typical of the way Freud writes.
He takes a long look at civilisation, embracing within that the cost to the individual, a cost we continue to pay. I don’t mean cold and indifferent but it is a psychological achievement to take in as much as he can in as unbiased a way as possible. It is partly Freud’s attitude that makes him so remarkable – his capacity for detached observation. “It is relatively easy to read as a stand-alone text and it addresses what we mean by civilisation and what the cost to us is of being civilised. Foreign Policy & International Relations.
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