Eros and Civilization
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Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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| Eros and Civilization canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eros and Civilization Context triple: [Herbert Marcuse, notableWork, Eros and Civilization]
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A.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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B.
The Wisdom of Eve
The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
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C.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eros and Civilization Target entity description: Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
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A.
The Conduct of Life
The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores practical and philosophical questions about how to live ethically and purposefully in the modern world.
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B.
The Wisdom of Eve
The Wisdom of Eve is a 1946 short story by Mary Orr about an ambitious young woman who insinuates herself into the life of an aging stage actress, later adapted into the classic film All About Eve.
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C.
On Human Nature
On Human Nature is a landmark 1978 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the biological and evolutionary foundations of human behavior and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
The Mind of Primitive Man
The Mind of Primitive Man is a foundational anthropological work by Franz Boas that challenged scientific racism and argued for the cultural and historical basis of human differences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reconcile freedom and civilization
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reinterpret Freud in a utopian direction ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Marcuse ⓘ |
| conceptsUsed |
Cupid
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surface form:
Eros
Thanatos ⓘ performance principle ⓘ pleasure principle ⓘ reality principle ⓘ surplus repression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
advanced industrial society
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performance principle ⓘ surplus repression ⓘ |
| field |
political philosophy
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ György Lukács ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Lukács
Immanuel Kant ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Max Horkheimer ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Freudian theory
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Marxism ⓘ civilization ⓘ critical theory of society ⓘ industrial society ⓘ instinct theory ⓘ liberation ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ repression ⓘ |
| movement | Frankfurt School ⓘ |
| proposes |
liberation of Eros
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non-repressive civilization ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
One-Dimensional Man
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Reason and Revolution ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Freudian psychoanalysis
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Marxism ⓘ critical theory ⓘ |
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