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Eros and Revolution: The Critical Philosophy of Herbert Marcuse [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Philosophy)
  • Author:  Castro, Javier Sethness
  • Author:  Castro, Javier Sethness
  • ISBN-10:  1608468062
  • ISBN-10:  1608468062
  • ISBN-13:  9781608468065
  • ISBN-13:  9781608468065
  • Publisher:  Haymarket Books
  • Publisher:  Haymarket Books
  • Pages:  410
  • Pages:  410
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jan-2018
  • Pub Date:  01-Jan-2018
  • SKU:  1608468062-11-MING
  • SKU:  1608468062-11-MING
  • Item ID: 101208004
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Investigating the origins and development of Herbert Marcuse's dialectical approach vis-à-vis Hegel, Marx, and Freud as well as the central figures of the Frankfurt School, Sethness Castro chronicles the radical philosopher's lifelong activism. Beyond examining Marcuse's revolutionary life and contributions, the author contemplates the philosopher's relevance to contemporary struggles, especially with regard to ecology, feminism, and Anarchism.
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    InEros and Revolution, Javier Castro presents a comprehensive intellectual and political biography of the world-renowned critical theorist Herbert Marcuse
    This peer-reviewed book series offers insights into our current reality by exploring the content and consequences of power relationships under capitalism, and by considering the spaces of opposition and resistance to these changes that have been defining our new age.
    Acknowledgements

    1. Introduction: Marcuse, the Utopian
    Idealism, Materialism, Romanticism, and Judaism
    Marcuse's Importance for Radical Politics Today

    PART I: MARCUSE'S LIFE, 1898-1979

    2. Early Years: Childhood and Youth, War and Revolution, Romanticism, Utopian Socialism, Hegel, Marx, and Heidegger

    Childhood and Youth, War and Revolution
    Post-War Investigations: Aesthetics, German Romanticism, and Hegel
    Friedrich Schiller and Charles Fourier: Utopian Socialism
    Marcuse's Torturous Relationship with Heidegger
    Heideggerian Marxism
    Hegel's Ontology and the Theory of Historicity (1932)
    Hitler's Accession and Flight of the Marcuse Family and the Frankfurt School

    3. Militant Theorizing in ResistanclC3