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Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud

by Herbert Marcuse · 1955

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In this classic work, Herbert Marcuse takes as his starting point Freud's statement that civilization is based on the permanent subjugation of the human instincts, his reconstruction of the prehistory of mankind - to an interpretation of the basic trends of western civilization, stressing the philosophical and sociological implications.

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thissociologysociologyMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of thisliterary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thissexualitysexualityMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisGermanyGermanyMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 312 pages

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