by Herbert Marcuse · Editorial Seix Barral, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432226175
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In this seminal work, Herbert Marcuse offers a profound re-evaluation of Freudian theory, exploring the possibility of a non-repressive civilization. The author examines how the achievements of Western cultures have laid the groundwork for a society where human instinctual drives do not need to be constrained, challenging various psychoanalytic schools that, in his view, have abandoned some of Freud's most decisive discoveries. This edition, published by Seix Barral, remains an essential text for understanding the intersection of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and social criticism.
Herbert Marcuse was a German and American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin and then at the University of Freiburg, where he received his PhD under the supervision of Martin Heidegger. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research, which later became known as the Frankfurt School. In his written works, he criticized capitalism, modern technology, Soviet Communism, and popular culture, arguing that they represent new forms of social control.
