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Civilization and Its Discontents
One feels inclined to say that the intention that man should be “happy” is not included in the plan of “Creation.”
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Freud suggests that being happy may not be part of any grand design. He hedges with 'one feels inclined,' so it's a tentative, gloomy hunch rather than a proof. Happiness, in this view, is something we reach for without any promise.
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