Inevitable malestar

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Abstract

Among the vast theoretical and clinical production of Sigmund Freud, we can find texts of the most diverse nature. The developments of these texts have impacted the field of Natural and  social Sciences bringing new elements which have not only enriched these fields but also triggered further investigations. It is in the field of these investigations where we could insert the text «The malaise of civilization» in which Freud performs a comprehensive analysis of the determinants of human suffering and «pain killers» that will alleviate our miseries. This paper aims to establish a dialogue with the said text and with others by the same author that may help to understand the daily suffering generated by culture. The main factors addressed will be: those that cause human daily suffering, restrictions on social satisfaction imposed by the social environment, the aggressiveness of human beings towards his fellow men and the psychodynamics played in relation to guilt.