- Civilization, Psychoanalysis, Social psychology, Psychoanalytische interpretatie
This is Herbert Marcuse's masterpiece which transfixed youth in the 1960s, convincing the New Left there was hope in revolutionary activity. It's also Marcuse encounter with Signmund Freud, well worth the time to decipher it. Narcuse is optimistic, in that if we tame or transform capitalism, we can fix ourselves. It's a far cry from Freud's pessimistic outlook.
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- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Herbert Marcuse
- First published
- 1955
- Pages
- 277
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux, Taylor & Francis Group, Vintage Books
- Editions
- 28
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9780713900880
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Herbert Marcuse (July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied at the universities of Berlin and then at Freiburg, where he received his PhD. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research – what later became known as the Frankfurt School. He was married to Sophie Wertheim (1924–1951), Inge Neumann (1955–1973), and Erica Sherover (1976–1979). In his written works, he criticized capitalism, modern technology, historical materialism and entertainment culture, arguing that they represent new forms of social control. **S
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