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Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego

Sigmund Freud examines how individual psychology changes within groups, engaging with earlier accounts of crowds before developing explanations based on suggestion, libido, identification, leadership, the herd instinct, and the relation between the ego and ego ideal. Translated by James Strachey.

Chapters

1IntroductionTranslator’s Note○
2Chapter 2Introduction○
3Chapter 3Le Bon’s Description of the Group Mind○
4Chapter 4Other Accounts of Collective Mental Life○
5Chapter 5