eros and civilization
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Eros and Civilization is a seminal 1955 work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian theory to argue for a non-repressive, liberated society centered on human pleasure and creativity.
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| eros and civilization canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical theory text ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Marcuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralArgument |
a non-repressive or less repressive civilization is historically possible
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liberation of Eros can underpin a free and non-authoritarian society ⓘ modern civilization is based on surplus repression beyond what is biologically necessary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
Freud's pessimism about civilization
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advanced industrial society ⓘ capitalist modes of production ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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psychoanalytic theory ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 1966 Beacon Press edition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
1960s New Left
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frankfurt School
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Hegelian philosophy ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eros
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Freudian theory ⓘ Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ civilization ⓘ critical theory ⓘ liberation theory ⓘ performance principle ⓘ pleasure principle ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ repression ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| partOf | Frankfurt School critical theory tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes |
a society organized around play, creativity, and erotic gratification
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reconciliation of pleasure and labor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Civilization and Its Discontents
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One-Dimensional Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | advanced industrial society in the 20th century ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
performance principle
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pleasure principle ⓘ repressive desublimation ⓘ surplus repression ⓘ |
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