Love and Civilization (A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud's Thought)

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Features: The "Twentieth Century Western Philosophy Translation Series" selects influential works from major schools in Western philosophy during the 20th century. Through selective translation, it aims to enrich cultural heritage, broaden academic horizons, expand research topics, and provide systematic and complete primary materials for understanding and studying modern Western philosophy. This is beneficial for deepening the theoretical and academic community's borrowing and critique of Western culture. Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979), a leading figure in the left wing of the Frankfurt School, was hailed in the West as the "new left philosopher." This book is one of his major works, claiming to use Freud's psychoanalytic theory to "supplement" Marxism. Today, Western civilization has reached its extreme point, yet the acceleration of progress has also been accompanied by increased lack of freedom. Concentration camps, the Holocaust, world wars, and nuclear weapons are all products of modern civilization. The most effective rule and destruction of people by people occur precisely at the moment when human material and spiritual achievements have reached a level that seems capable of establishing a truly free world. It is clear that the high cost of highly civilized society is human lack of freedom and the suppression of life instincts and the self-raised desire—love. Therefore, to resist modern Western civilization, it is first necessary to eliminate the suppression of human nature and liberate the love instinct.