Readings on: The discovery of the unconscious

Excerpts from the writings of Sigmund Freud [1300 words] [abstract– 340 words] — humans are animals whose instincts are barely suppressed

Murray, Gilbert, Humanist Essays “The Stoic Philosophy” [abridged– 500 words] [abstract– 150 words] — human searching for a cosmic friend may simply be “the groping of a gregarious animal for its herd-leader among the stars”