The Future of an Illusion

Download or read book The Future of an Illusion written by Sigmund Freud and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This investigation of religion by greatest psychoanalyst of the twentieth-century explores the role faith can take in the life of man, what it can mean to us and why as a species we are inclined towards it. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.