Liberated Eros repels only supra-repressive social organization, not civilized relationship itself

Evidence

Page 500 the idea of the unifying and gratifying power of Eros, chained and worn out in a sick civilization. This idea would imply that the free Eros does not preclude lasting civilized societal relationshipsthat it repels only the supra-repressive organization of societal relationships under a principle which is the negation of the pleasure principle. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 527

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies Marcuse’s central distinction between repression necessary for civilization and ‘surplus’ repression imposed by a domination principle.
• XREF: Connects to Marcuse’s broader thesis that a non-repressive civilization is conceivable, framed via Freud’s metapsychology.