About this title: Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only one was authorized by Freud himself: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud under the general editorship of James Strachey.
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780393008319ISBN:0393008312
Description: A good reading copy only. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. Heavy marginalia. -, Trade PaperBack, Good / read more
Description: Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, sticker residue on spine, corner bumps, small stain to the inside front cover, pages age toned, large price sticker on rear cover, and other light shopwear. Text is clean. read more
Description: Very Good. B000NWKR62 Doubleday/Anchor paperback, 1957, clean/tight, No marks or creases, light wear...Near Fine...Bubble-wrapped and mailed in a Box w/delivery confirmation. read more
Edition: Sixth Impression
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Hogarth Press Ltd., London
Date Published: 1953
Description: Good Only. No Jacket. Ex-Seminary Library Scuffs and scrapes on exterior, with light soils and normal edge wear; typical library marks. One of the works of Sigmund Freud. 98 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor, New York
Date Published: 1964
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Description: [A381] 1964, revised. (Mass market paperback)...Very good.......Revised by James Strachey....Edited By James Strachey. Translated by W. D. Robson-Scott....(Psychiatry) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 1989-08-01
ISBN-13:9780393008319ISBN:0393008312
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Liveright Pub. Co
Date Published: 1953
Description: Good. 6th printing 1953 hardcover, published by Liveright, no marks noted in text, pages tanned, no dj, All of our products are cleaned with an disinfectant for your protection before shipping. read more
"Freud really loses me when his books get into more speculative social criticism, but this one was especially thin. Before I got to it, the editions of Freud's earlier works assured me that "The Future of an Illusion" would contain Freud's devastating arguments against religion, but where are the arguments? He writes in this book as if the arguments have already been made, and here he is only elaborating on some of the secondary questions that arise now that religion has been intellectually debunked. So he has his own Idiot Questioner raise stupid objections on behalf of the religious and Freud, not surprisingly, has all the answers. I don't buy it."
"I decided to buy this book after having seen it referenced by many contemporary thinkers (e.g. Daniel Dennett) in their books. Sigmund Freud, the famous Austrian psychiatrist, writes about mankind's struggle with religion and considers what civilization or society would be like if weaned of it. His arguments - bear in mind this book was first published in 1927 - are of the kind a modern-day informed atheist might secretly wonder. I found myself nodding in agreement with a number of Freud's matter-of-fact observations about religion.
For example, he says that mankind will likely focus their energies and learn to adapt to the (harsh) realities of this life if they withdrew their expectations from the vacuous promises of the hereafter. The style of writing is clear but a little weird at times, especially when he pretends to be another party and questions himself on the ideas being argued. In summary, Freud appears to have believed that mankind, in the not-too-distant future will have found a way to go about his daily life without believing in gods or the supernatural and that science will have a significant role in it. I particularly like the last paragraph of the book which states: "No, our science is no illusion. But an illusion it would be to suppose that what science cannot give us we can get elsewhere."
At 67 pages the size of Reader's Digest magazine (not including the biographical introduction), this little blue book is moderate-level reading for anyone interested in the psychology of religious beliefs. It is also a nice addition to any library. I personally, bought this edition because it is rather difficult to find where I live."
"Brief, clear, with interesting assertions that make sense in spite of thin argumentation. (I'm sure he argues more fully in other works.) I like it, and I think it's a good Freud text to start with... not too dense (and I can't handle dense stuff!)."
"I don't necessarily agree with Freud's take on religion but it is very interesting. His description as "man" as needing religion to blanket us from fear, is compelling."
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