Did Sigmund Freud Contribute to the Modern Civilization?
Although civilizations don’t form just like that, unlike the ‘pocket civilizations’ of the past, formation of Modern Civilizations is much more complex. It has taken centuries to form and there is no single entity, country, continent or gender that has formed it. While in terms of gender, both sexes have contributed, in terms of race, all races have done so. Similarly, several revolutions, ideologies and personalities have contributed to its formation. Although it sounds strange, while even communism has contributed to its formation, amongst the giant personalities, even Sigmund Freud has done so. It is true that world has changed so much since the days of Sigmund Freud, when he was a towering figure respected by many. Surprisingly despite so much of prestige in his days he is the only thinker, who has been derided so much. Once labelled ‘Father of psychology’, now New Yorker even debunks him as a thinker. As if the then feminists were much ahead of today’s psychologists and reporters,