The Future of an Illusion is one of several extended essays by Freud outside of his medical and psychological studies. The Future of an Illusion ? In Chapter 3, Freud explores how religion emerged in response to early humans' feelings of helplessness. Sigmund Freud published The Future of an Illusion in 1927 for the purpose of enlightening readers on with his analysis of the psychological operation of religious belief on society. / revised and newly edited by James Strachey. The Future of an Illusion I bought it through the Internet – which I almost never do – not realizing that it contained three works I’d already read: Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, Civilization and Its Discontents and The Future of an Illusion. David Martinez Dr. Mittleman The Future of an Illusion Analysis Paper The idea that humans from start think that they are above Analysis The Future Of an Illusion The Future of an Illusion (1927), Freud's best known and most emphatic psychoanalytic exploration of religion, is the culmination of a …