Eros and civilization: Xi Break fatal union of productivity and destruction‚ liberty and repression.rational for continued acceptance of domination‚ scarcity artificially perpetuated. Strengthened by even more efficient forms of social control: very forces that rendered society capable of pacifying struggle for existence served to repress in the individuals the need for such liberation. High standards of living reconcile people with their life and rulers + social engineering of the soul and science
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Contemporary Political Philosophy February 19‚ 2004 Herbert Marcuse Herbert Marcuse was known as one of the best known philosophers and writers of the 1960s. He was born in Berlin but would leave in 1933 for the United States; he died in 1979 during a visit to Germany. In 1964‚ Marcuse would publish his most influential and to many his most important book‚ One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society. In this book‚ Marcuse explains the concept of one dimensional society and
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In the Poem‚ EPÇ by Robert Bridges‚ Eros is referred to as an ¡§¡Kidol of the human race¡K¡¨ with a perfect form and looks‚ however‚ he bears no expression on his face. On the other hand‚ in the poem‚ EROS‚ by Anne Stevenson‚ Eros is portrayed as a ¡§thug¡¨ with a bruised and ¡§patchy¡¨ appearance. I believe that although both authors are trying to convey the same message‚ they choose different ways to go about it. In the poem by Anne Stevenson‚ I believe that she is trying to show that while
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poems about Eros by Robert Bridges and Anne Stevenson‚ two concepts of Eros are created through the use of imagery‚ rhetorical questions‚ rhyme scheme and diction. Where Robert Bridges presents Eros as both a blessing and a curse‚ while Anne Stevenson portrays a testimony of what most don’t perceive as Eros. In both poems the authors use diction to create imagery to portray Eros. Robert Bridges uses words such as "exuberant‚ starry sheen‚ and idol" to create a beautiful image of what Eros is while
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Phil 177 1) According to Marcuse: “Art cannot change the world but it can contribute to changing consciousness and drives the men and women who could change the world.” Following Marcuse’s argument‚ how does art accomplish the primary task of raising human consciousness against the reified world of commodities? We live in a world where the masses are lead by an elitist class; in a world where the masses wake up every day and go to work for 8 to 10 hours straight‚ so that at the end of every
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Ruben Valdez POLS 421 Critical Essay #2- Marcuse October 23‚ 2014 Consumer Ethics within Society The readings of Marcuse have really opened my eyes to the reality of my life and the false needs we are un-aware of on a daily basis. I believe that Marcuse could be related to a Marxian standpoint on social reality and false consciousness. According to Marx‚ false consciousness provides a mental framework‚ thoughts and identities. The mental construct of a person which is shaped by institutions can
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PHL-1010H-LD01 09/18/12 Socrates as eros? Truly‚ love takes on many different forms. Love‚ for many centuries‚ has been given many different names. It also serves different functions. To distinguish a specific type of love‚ one of them is called eros. How love as eros can be defined is based upon the utilization of a specific writer’s perspective. Numerous published written works may account for the definition of eros. In this Essay‚ Plato’s perception of love as eros will be described. Furthermore
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pieces of work‚ “Eros Sleeping” and “Composition V” by Wassily Kandinsky will be analyzed using five different theories‚ which include formalism‚ two expression theories and two contextual theories. The chosen expression theories are Leo Tolstoy’s view based on his text “What is Art?” and the expression theory of O. K. Bouwsma laid out in his writing “Philosophical Essays”. For the contextual theories‚ Marxist Aesthetics and Danto’s theory of art will be used. In each section‚ “Eros Sleeping” will
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statue of Eros sleeping is one of the key attractions in the metropolitan museum collections for the lovers of ancient Greek history. A glimpse at the magnificent work of art takes one away‚ far back in time to the Hellenistic age. Clearly it is one of the most remarkable works in the Metropolitan Museums total collection. The statues sculptor is not known but the time of its making has been correctly identified. Moreover historical studies have revealed much surrounding the statue of Eros as a sleeping
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Eros‚ the god of love‚ is persistently called upon to assist mortals in their quest for love. He embodies love and his figure is often depicted off of a person’s feelings towards love. Both poems address the relationship between Eros and humans; however‚ the two have opposing underlying beliefs on love. The two poems both use anatomic detail to relate the mortality and place of humans in their relationship with Eros. The first poem describes love as the “Tyrant of the Human heart”. The heart is
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