Marcuse Herbert. Five Lectures: Psychoanalysis Politics and Utopia

London: Penguin Press, 1970. — 113 p.A discussion of Freudian theory from the standpoint of political science and philosophy requires some justification­ in part because Freud repeatedly emphasized the scientific and.
empirical character of his work. The justification must be two­ fold: first, it must show that the structure of Freudian theory is open to and in fact encourages consideration in political terms,
that this theory, which appears to be purely biological, is funda­mentally social and historical. Second, it must show on the one hand to what extent psychology today is an essential part of.
political science, and on the other hand to what extent the Freudian theory of instincts (which is the only thing we will be concerned with here) makes it possible to understand the hid­.
den nature of certain decisive tendencies in current politics.Freedom and Freud's Theory of Instincts.
Progress and Freud's.
Theory of Instincts.
The Obsolescence of the Freudian Concept of Alan.
The End of Utopia.
The Problem of Violence and the Radical Opposition.
Bibliographical Note.