Krishna Lal Remedial for quiz 3 Freud's Theory of Human Nature The lecture on Freud’s theory of human nature begins with highlighting similarities and differences between Freud and Karl Marx. Although they never met, when the put are in dialogue together, profound notes are picked up on their views on human nature. They were both raised in Jewish household but distanced themselves from religion. Marx famously termed religion as the opium of the masses. Both of them were heavily influenced by Germanic culture, and believed strongly in the ideals of science. Freud was a physician and Marx a social scientist. Marx believed that his theories had strong scientific bases. Perhaps most interesting, both their philosophies were influenced by moralistic views of humanity. To this extent there are similarities, however the differences in their philosophies provide a more interesting ground for dialogue. Something I never knew and found interesting was that Marx could be unde...