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A Comparative Study of Foucault's Madness and Civilization and Marcuse's Eros and Civilization

Xian LiuCapital Normal University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

In Madness and Civilization, Foucault explores the history of human civilization’s repression of irrationality based on the study of the history of human madness, while Marcuse’s Eros and Civilization starts from the perspective of civilization’s repression of lust for love, and tries to explore a brand-new way out of the civilization of non-repression. Through combing and comparing the two books on the repression of irrational power and the solution paths, it can be found that both books are related to the driving role of aesthetic power in the evolution of human civilization. Among them, the attention and discussion on the phenomenon of madness by philosophers and artists can enable us to better start from the dimension of aesthetics, conduct a comparative study of the two books, and at the same time explore the solution path to get rid of human society’s suppression of irrationality.

Keywords: madness; amorality; civilization; aesthetics
Published: December 7, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/18/20231129
Volume: CHR Vol.18
pp. 82-87
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