Extrapolating Freud's metapsychology

the reception of psychoanalysis in critical theory in Herbert Marcuse's Eros and Civilization

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https://doi.org/10.26512/rfmc.v12i2.55167

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Freud. Psychoanalysis. Marxism. Marcuse. Critical Theory.

Abstract

The present study intends to discuss the reception of Freudian psychoanalysis by Marxism and critical theory. To this end, we start with a brief exposition of the latest version of Freudian metapsychology in The Ego and the Id and his diagnosis of culture in Civilization and its Discontents. In a second moment, we proceed with an interpretative commentary on Eros and Civilization by Herbert Marcuse. In our journey, we will seek to discuss especially the philosophical meaning of the concepts of “More-Repression” and “Principle of Performance”, formulated by Marcuse with the aim of enabling a critical reinterpretation of modern Malaise. By extrapolating the Freudian conceptualization towards a Marxist historicization of the concepts of psychoanalysis, Marcuse formulates a new theory of social transformation and consolidates the perspective of critical approach between Marxism and psychoanalysis.

Author Biography

  • Rafael Sousa Siqueira, Universidade de Brasília

    Possui Bacharelado (2013), Licenciatura (2013), Mestrado (2015) e Doutorado (2023) em Filosofia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). É professor EBTT efetivo de Filosofia do Instituto Federal de Brasília (IFB) desde 2014. Possui experiência de ensino e pesquisa em Filosofia, com ênfase em História da Filosofia, Filosofia Política, Epistemologia das Ciências Humanas, Dialética e Teoria Crítica. Tem interesse na Tradição Crítica Brasileira e Latino-Americana, Teoria Marxista da Dependência, Psicanálise, Filosofia do Direito, Filosofia da Educação e Ensino de Filosofia. Desenvolve pesquisa acerca dos Fundamentos Filosóficos e Metodológicos da Dialética em Hegel e Marx e sobre o marxismo brasileiro com ênfase na Teoria Marxista da Dependência.

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2024-12-13

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024): Filosofia Moderna e Contemporânea

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Extrapolating Freud’s metapsychology: the reception of psychoanalysis in critical theory in Herbert Marcuse’s Eros and Civilization. Journal of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 2, p. 161–202, 2024. DOI: 10.26512/rfmc.v12i2.55167. Disponível em: https://periodicostestes.bce.unb.br/index.php/fmc/article/view/55167. Acesso em: 22 feb. 2025.