by Herbert Marcuse · Ariel Publications · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434410268
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Eros and Civilization is an essay by the philosopher Herbert Marcuse, published in 1955. In this work, Marcuse offers an interpretation of the work of Sigmund Freud, combining psychoanalysis with Marxist thought. The author explores the relationship between the repression of human instincts and the development of civilization, arguing that the liberation of Eros, the life instinct, is essential for the creation of a non-repressive society.
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.
