According to Freud, civilization is to some extent the cumulative product of our psychology. Choose the correct option(s):

1. A. The purpose of human life is the pursuit of happiness.
2. B. Man is wholly good.
3. C. Abolition of private property will remove ill-will and hostility among men.
4. D. Creative art reflects the purpose of human life.
5. E. Civilisation is analogous with the human psyche.

1. A(C), (D) and (E) only
2. B(B), (C) and (D) only
3. C(A), (D) and (E) only
4. D(A), (B) and (C) only

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Correct answer: C. (A), (D) and (E) only

Explanation

In Civilization and Its Discontents (1930) Freud says the purpose of life is set by the pleasure principle (A), treats art as a sublimated route to satisfaction (D) and draws an analogy between the development of civilisation and of the individual (E). He rejects man's innate goodness (B) and the communist belief that abolishing property would end aggression (C).