by Herbert Marcuse · Einaudi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788806045807
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«Eros e civiltà» is the philosophical essay by Herbert Marcuse, published by Einaudi in paperback (280 pages, in Italian).
Starting from Freud's psychoanalysis, Marcuse analyzes how civilization is sustained by the repression of instincts, particularly Eros, and how that renunciation of happiness permeates progress and consumption. From a perspective close to Marxism, he posits the possibility of a non-repressive society in which Eros regains its place.
The volume belongs to the Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi collection (no. 96). The edition includes a «prefazione politica» by Marcuse, an introduction by Giovanni Jervis and a translation by Lorenzo Bassi.
A reference work for audiences interested in social philosophy, critical theory and the Frankfurt School.
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.
