MARCUSE, Herbert.
Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud.
Boston: The Beacon Press , 1955.
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First Edition of Marcuse's Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud; Inscribed by Him
First edition of "the most significant general treatment of psychoanalytic theory since Freud himself ceased publication" (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on front free endpaper, "Fur Karl Friedlander Herbert Marcuse Jan. 1956." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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.
Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud.
$1,750.00
Out of Stock