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The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud [Freud, Sigmund] is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Future of an Illusion about?
In what is considered one of his greatest contributions to psychology, Austrian psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud describes his perspectives on the development and origins of religion - religion as an illusion, wishes that are the "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind." He goes on to explain and illustrate, "what is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived from human wishes."
Who reads The Future of an Illusion?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sigmund Freud [Freud, Sigmund]
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 1961
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393008319
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Christian, Psychology, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Sigmund Freud The Future Of An Illusion (1961)
- The Future of an Illusion (1989)
- The Future of an Illusion (2008)
- The Future of an Illusion (2010)
- Sigmund Freud - The Future of an Illusion, Arthur Miller Crucible & TY GMU (1975)
- The Future of An Illusion (2009)
- The Future of an Illusion (2013)
- The Future of an Illusion & TY GMU (1989)
- The Future of an Illusion (1975)
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