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Life Against Death
Book • 1959
Norman O. Brown's "Life Against Death" is a significant work in critical theory.
It explores the relationship between the life instinct and the death instinct, arguing that the repression of the life instinct is a central feature of Western civilization.
Brown draws on Freudian psychoanalysis to analyze the psychological consequences of social repression.
The book's critique of Western culture and its exploration of the potential for liberation remain highly influential.
It explores the relationship between the life instinct and the death instinct, arguing that the repression of the life instinct is a central feature of Western civilization.
Brown draws on Freudian psychoanalysis to analyze the psychological consequences of social repression.
The book's critique of Western culture and its exploration of the potential for liberation remain highly influential.
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Mentioned by Edmund Burke III when talking about Norman O'Brown, who was one of the three big radical theorists during the Vietnam War.
Reconsidering Marshall Hodgson
Mentioned by Eugene Holland in relation to his work on psychoanalysis and capitalism.
Eugene W. Holland, "Perversions of the Market: Sadism, Masochism, and the Culture of Capitalism" (SUNY Press, 2024)
