Peace and its Discontents. Freud and Scheler on War and Death

  • Torben Lohmüller hdpk Hochschule der populären Künste
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RFAL.2013.v21.42132
Keywords: S. Freud, M. Scheler, World War I, Death, Peace, Psychoanalysis.

Abstract

Roughly 100 years after the outbreak of World War I this article reviews central positions taken by Freud and other early psychoanalysts with respect to the big subjects of war and peace. While Freud has often been perceived as a pacifist, an immediate comparison with the conservative philosopher Max Scheler and his eulogy to the Genius of War shows to what extend Freud is rooted in the spirit of his time. If even under different political premises, also Freud takes death and the violence of war to be the touchstone of civilization.

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Published
2013-05-16
How to Cite
Lohmüller T. (2013). Peace and its Discontents. Freud and Scheler on War and Death. Revista de Filología Alemana, 21, 163-182. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RFAL.2013.v21.42132
Issue
Vol. 21 (2013)
Section
Articles. Cultural studies

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