,REVIEW3 ,]OS & ,CIVILIZATION1 BY ,H]B]T ,M>CUSE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,WE/]N ,SOCIALI/1 ,BO/ON1 ,U,S,A1 ,M>*-,APRIL1 #a#i#e#f2  
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,ADAM ,BUICK4 

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,M>CUSE'S BOOK R5EWS ! 5DEAVOR TO READ ,M>X 9TO 
,FREUD4 ,PREVI\S ATTEMPTS1 BY ,REI* & ,OSBORN = 9/ANCE1 FAIL$ MIS]ABLY4 
,9/EAD ( OV]COM+ A BEWAIL$ 9]TIA1 ,REI*'S !ORIES H>DLY 
SUFFIC$ TO SU/A9 A RIDICUL\S PRIVATE RACKET4 ,OSBORN'S WORK1 A PRODUCT 
( ! ,/AL9I/ POPUL>-FRONT P]IOD1 DESIGN$ TO ATTRACT ! PETTY B\RGEOIS1 
WAS SOON =GOTT5 BY BO? ! ,WE/]N PETTY-B\RGEOISIE & ! BOL%EVIK 
REGIME4 ,PSY*OANALYSIS DID NOT BECOME P>T (1 OR A NEW BASIS =1 A RADICAL 
DOCTR9E BUT M]ELY A WAY ( TRANSF]R+ MONEY FROM ! ANALYZ$ MANY TO ! 
ANALYZ+ FEW4 ,BY PROVID+ A NEW T]M9OLOGY = ! V>I\S SOCIAL 
0ILLS10 ! IDEOLOGICAL 9]TIA1 AS P>T ( ! G5]AL 9]TIA ( 
CAPITAL /AGNATION1 C\LD AT LEA/ V]BALLY BE 5D$4 ,! RE-9T]PRETATION 9 
PSY*OANALYTICAL T]MS AFFECT$ ALL & EV]Y?+2 LIT]ATURE1 ! >TS1 ! 
SOCIAL SCI5CES & POLITICS4 ,PSY*OANALYSIS1 MOREOV]1 BECAME AN 9DEP5D5T 
BRAN* ( SOCIAL ACTIVITY DEVELOP+ VE/$ 9T]E/S ( ITS [N4 ,ONCE 
9/ALL$1 IT P]PETUAT$ ITSELF 9 COMPETITION ) O!R IDEOLOGICAL 
9/RUM5TALITIES BY CONT9U\SLY RE-CREAT+ 0DEM&0 = ITS 
S]VICES ?R\< ! DISCOV]Y ( NEW & MORE 0ILLS0 FALL+ 9TO 
ITS DOMA94 ,IT IS N[ P>T & P>CEL ( ! PREVAIL+ SOCIAL /RUCTURE :I* 
COMM]CIALIZES ALL IDEAS & MAKES A BUS9ESS \T ( TANGIBLES & 9TANGIBLES 
ALIKE4 

,PSY*OANALYSIS AS BUS9ESS IS ( NO 9T]E/ TO ,M>CUSE4 ,LIKE ,FREUD1 BUT 
MORE CONSI/5TLY1 HE DI/+UI%ES BETWE5 ,FREUD'S PHILOSOPHY & HIS 
SCI5CE4 ,9 ,M>CUSE'S OP9ION ANALYTICAL !RAPY MAY BE SUCCESSFUL EV5 
?\< IT HAS NO CONNECTION1 OR HAS LO/ ITS CONNECTION1 ) ,FREUD'S 
0METAPSY*OLOGY40 ,HE ?9KS ?AT 0! CRITICAL 9SI<TS ( 
PSY*OANALYSIS GA9 !IR FULL =CE 9 ! FIELD ( !ORY1 & P]HAPS 
P>TICUL>LY :]E !ORY IS F>!/ REMOV$ FROM !RAPY40 ,NOT BE+ AN 
ANALY/1 ,M>CUSE IS UNDI/URB$ BY ! ,FREUDIAN DISCREPANCY BETWE5 PHILOSOPHY 
& SCI5CE1 UNDI/URB$ ?AT PSY*OANALYSIS RECOGNIZES ! S\RCE ( 
9DIVIDUAL SICKNESS 9 ! SICKNESS ( SOCIETY & YET TRIES TO CURE 9DIVIDUAL 
SICKNESSES )\T CUR+ ?AT ( SOCIETY4 ,! ANALY/S1 H[EV]1 MU/ TALK 
?IS DISCREPANCY AWAY1 :I* !N CON/ITUTES ,FREUDIAN 
0REVISIONISM0 -- ! SACRIFICE ( !ORY TO BUS9ESS4 

,M>CUSE WANTS TO RESURRECT ! 0EXPLOSIVE0 REVOLUTION>Y CONT5T 
( ,FREUD'S !ORIES4 ,! 0REVISIONI/S10 9 HIS VIEW1 
BETRAY$ PSY*OANALYSIS BY GIV+ UP ,FREUD'S 9T]PRETATION ( CONCEPTS 
SU* AS ! DEA?-9/9CT1 ! KILL+ ( ! PRIMAL FA!R1 ! FUNCTION ( 
! UNCONSCI\SNESS1 ! SCOPE & SIGNIFICANCE ( SEXUALITY1 ! DEP? 
DIM5SION ( ! CONFLICT BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY1 & SO =?4 ,9 ?IS 
WAY !Y RETURN$ TO TRADITIONAL PRE-,FREUDIAN CONSCI\SNESS PSY*OLOGY :I* 
TURNS BIOLOGICAL-MAT]IAL =CES 9TO E?ICAL-MORAL ISSUES & F9DS SOLUTIONS 
9 ADJU/M5TS 9/EAD ( OPPOSITIONS4 ,& ,M>CUSE IS RI<T2 ! !ORY & 
PRACTICE ( ,FREUDIAN 0REVISIONISM0 IS RE=MI/ OR 
NON-REVOLUTION>Y1 :I*1 UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS1 MEANS 7AS IT (T5 ACTIVELY 
IS7 0C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y40 ,BUT ?IS MU/ NOT BE TAK5 TOO 
S]I\SLY1 = DESPITE ITS WIDESPREAD IDEOLOGICAL APPLICATION1 PSY*OANALYSIS 
& ! COMPETITIVE /RUGGLES )9 ITS REALM REMA9 A TEMPE/ 9 A 
TEAPOT4 

0,EXPLOSIVE0 !ORIES HAVE LITTLE CA% VALUE4 ,) ! REJECTION 
( ! RADICALISM 9 ,M>XIAN T]MS1 GOES ! REJECTION ( ,M>XISM 9 
PSY*OANALYTICAL T]MS4 ,! FL[]+ ( PSY*OANALYSIS WAS POSSIBLE ONLY 9 
ITS 0REVIS$0 =MS4 ,9 ITS 0OR?ODOX0 =M IT T5D$ 
T[>D SECT>IAN DOGMATISM & BECAME 9CREAS+LY MORE UNT5ABLE BECAUSE ( 
AN?ROPOLOGICAL1 SOCIOLOGICAL & PSY*OLOGICAL RESE>* ?AT CONTRADICT$ MANY 
( ITS ASSUMPTIONS4 ,ASIDE FROM S*ISMS DUE TO ORD9>Y COMPETITION )9 ! 
FIELD1 PSY*OANALYSIS1 9 ORD] TO BE WIDELY ACCEPTABLE1 HAD TO /RESS ITS 
!RAPEUTIC VALUE4 ,!RE IS NO M>KET 9 DESPAIR2 :]EAS ! M>KET 9 HOPE 
& HEAL? BECOMES ! L>G] ! GREAT] ! DESPAIR4 ,& IF BEHAVIOR1 
HI!RTO CONSID]$ 0NORMAL0 & ?US NOT CONSID]$ AT ALL1 IS 
SUDD5LY DECL>$ AN ILLNESS ( ! S\L1 !RE WILL BE AS MANY IMAG9>Y 
SICKNESSES AS !RE >E IMAG9>Y CURES4 ,PSY*OANALYSIS IS BO? A FA%ION & 
! EXPRESSION ( AN 9CREAS+ BEWILD]M5T )9 ! GR[+ SOCIAL *AOS ( 
A SOCIETY 9 TRANSITION4 

,M>CUSE'S 9T]PRETATION1 TOO1 IS NOT /RICTLY ,FREUDIAN4 ,:AT HE READS 
9TO ,FREUD W\LD HAVE SURPRIS$ ! LATT]4 ,TO BE SURE1 ! VOLUM9\S WRIT+S 
( ,FREUD1 ! T5TATIVE *>ACT] ( MANY ( HIS HYPO!SES1 & ! NOT 
9FREQU5T RETRACTIONS & CONTRADICTIONS ?AT *>ACT]IZE ! DEVELOPM5T ( 
HIS !ORIES1 MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO F9D ,FREUDIAN TEXT = MANY DIFF]5T VIEWS4 
,?AT ,M>CUSE SEES MORE 9 ,FREUD ?AN ,FREUD SAW HIMSELF IS1 ( C\RSE1 NO 
>GUM5T AGA9/ ,M>CUSE1 AS PEOPLE (T5 SAY MORE ?AN !Y >E AW>E ( & 
,FREUD1 ?\< UNCONSCI\S ( ! SPECIFIC REVOLUTION>Y IMPLICATIONS ( HIS 
!ORIES FA!R$ !M NEV]!LESS4 ,H[EV]1 TO REG>D ,FREUD AS A 
0REVOLUTIONI/0 IS TO REG>D HIM AS A BELAT$ B\RGEOIS 
REVOLUTIONI/1 :O C>RI$ ME*ANICAL MAT]IALISM OV] 9TO PSY*OLOGY4 ,) 
RESPECT TO ! /ATE ( 0PSY*OLOGY0 FROM :I* ,FREUD DEP>T$1 HE 
C\LD CONSID] HIMSELF A REVOLUTION>Y 9NOVATOR4 ,YET1 FROM A POSITION ?AT 
DEM&S ABOLITION ( PRES5T-DAY SOCIETY1 HE APPE>S NO MORE ?AN A 
DISILLUSION$ B\RGEOIS4 ,HE DID NOT SEE BEYOND HIS SOCIETY1 :I* SIMPLY WAS 
0SOCIETY0 TO HIM & NO?+ C\LD BE DONE AB\T IT -- 
ACCORD+ TO HIS !ORIES4 

,AS 9 ,HOBBES' P]PETUAL W> ( EA* AGA9/ ALL1 TO BE HELD 9 *ECK 
ONLY ?R\< ! 9T]V5TION ( /ATE-AU?ORITY1 SO 9 ,FREUD'S !ORY1 A 
FULL SATISFACTION ( MAN'S 9/9CTUAL NE$S IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ! 
EXI/5CE ( CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY4 ,9/9CT GRATIFICATION MU/ BE SUBORD9ATE TO 
! REQUIREM5TS ( ! SOCIAL SY/EM2 CULTURE IS ! ME?ODICAL & RIGIDLY 
5=C$ DEFLECTION ( 9/9CTUAL DRIVES TO SOCIALLY USEFUL 5DS4 ,ONE CAN HAVE 
EI!R COMPLETE SATISFACTION ( 9/9CTIVE DRIVES1 BUT *AOS1 OR CIVILIZATION 
& !RE) REPRESSIONS ( 9/9CTIVE NE$S1 BUT NOT BO? SIMULTANE\SLY4 ,AS 
PEOPLE G5]ALLY LIKE TO EAT !IR CAKE & HAVE IT TOO1 !Y >E B\ND TO BE 
UNHAPPY4 ,SOME >E MORE SO ?AN O!RS & %\LD SEE AN ANALY/4 ,BUT ! 
SITUATION CANNOT BE ALT]$4 

,9 ,M>CUSE'S VIEW1 ?IS PESSIMISM IS QUITE UNW>RANT$ & DOES NOT 
NECESS>ILY FOLL[ FROM ,FREUD'S !ORY4 ,MOREOV]1 ! !ORY ITSELF 
IMPLIES A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO ! DILEMMA4 ,! SOLUTION IS ,M>X'S 
SOLUTION1 EV5 ?\< ,M>CUSE NEV] M5TIONS ,M>X4 ,CAPITALISM APPE>S 9 HIS 
WRIT+S EI!R AS 09DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION10 OR SIMPLY AS 
0DOM9ATION02 EXPLOITATION AS 0CON/RA9TS10 & SO 
FIR?4 ,YET1 HIS :OLE DESCRIPTION ( 0SOCIETY0 IS A POLITELY VEIL$ 
,M>XIAN DESCRIPTION ( CAPITALISM1 ITS DEVELOPM5T T5D5CIES1 & ITS 
CONTRADICTIONS1 :I* MU/ BE OV]COME TO MAKE A HAPPI] LIFE POSSIBLE4 
,AL?\< ,M>XIAN !ORY =MS ,M>CUSE'S UNM5TION$ 0/>T+ 
PO9T10 HE TRIES TO 9VOKE ! IMPRESSION ?AT BECAUSE 
0PSY*OLOGICAL CATEGORIES HAVE BECOME POLITICAL CATEGORIES0 
7:ATEV] ?AT MEANS7 IT IS N[ NECESS>Y TO 0DEVELOP ! POLITICAL & 
SOCIOLOGICAL SUB/ANCE ( ! PSY*OLOGICAL NOTIONS40 ,:AT IS DEVELOP$1 
H[EV]1 HAS BE5 !RE ALL ALONG 9 ! F> LESS AMBIGU\S LANGUAGE ( ,M>XIAN 
!ORY4 

,H[EV]1 IT IS ONLY TO ! GOOD :5 TWO DIFF]5T !ORIES YIELD ! 
DESIR$ S+LE RESULT1 :51 AS H]E1 PSY*OANALYSIS & DIALECTICAL 
MAT]IALISM >E BO? MADE TO 9DICATE ! DIRECTION ( SOCIAL DEVELOPM5T 
T[>D A BETT] LIFE4 ,UNTIL REC5TLY1 ACCORD+ TO ,M>CUSE1 
0SC>CITY0 DEM&$ & SUPPORT$ 0REPRESSIONS0 9 ! 
9T]E/ ( PRODUCTIVE DEVELOPM5T4 ,:AT IS TRUE 9 ,M>XIAN ?\<T1 NAMELY1 
?AT SOCIALISM PRESUPPOSES A HI< LEVEL ( PRODUCTION1 HOLDS TRUE ALSO = 
PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,! 5D+1 OR RA!R DIM9I%+1 ( ! UN=TUNATE 
DISCREPANCY BETWE5 ! GRATIFICATION ( 9/9CTUAL DRIVES & SOCIAL ORD]1 
PRESUPPOSES A LEVEL ( PRODUCTION & PRODUCTIVITY :I* GRANTS MORE TIME TO 
! 0LIBIDO10 ALL[S = MORE PLAY & LESS WORK4 ,EXPLOITATION1 OR 
RA!R 0CON/RA9T10 IS NO LONG] JU/IFI$4 ,YET1 ! SOCIAL 
CLASS-/RUCTURE1 OR SOCIETY'S 0DOM9ATIVE0 *>ACT]1 
PREV5TS ! 0SUBLIMATION0 ( EXCESSIVE1 I4E4 NATURAL LIBID9AL 
=CES1 9 LIBID9AL ACTIVITIES 9 ! =M ( MORE SOCIALITY & 
LESS-RE/RICT$ SEXUAL MORES1 :I* W\LD ELIM9ATE OR DECREASE ! NE$ = 
0SUBLIMATION0 9 ! ,FREUDIAN S5SE4 

,:]EAS TO ,M>X ! HI/ORY ( SOCIETY IS A HI/ORY ( CLASS /RUGGLES1 
,FREUD'S !ORY1 ACCORD+ TO ,M>CUSE1 IS ! HI/ORY ( MAN AS ! 
HI/ORY ( HIS REPRESSION4 0,CULTURE10 HE SAYS1 0CON/RA9S 
NOT ONLY MAN'S SOCIETAL BUT ALSO HIS BIOLOGICAL EXI/5CE1 NOT ONLY P>TS 
( ! HUMAN BE+ BUT HIS 9/9CTUAL /RUCTURE ITSELF40 ,9 
,M>CUSE'S VIEW1 !N1 ,FREUD TAKES 9 MORE ?AN ,M>X1 HIS 
0BIOLOGISM0 IS 0SOCIOLOGY0 9 A DEEP] & MORE 
COMPREH5D+ S5SE4 ,AS SU* IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT BUT V]IFIES ,M>X'S 
RADICAL SOCIAL ANALYSIS4 

,IT IS CONCEIVABLE1 ( C\RSE1 TO PICTURE ,M>X A 0,FREUDIAN10 JU/ 
AS ,M>X WAS A ,D>W9I/ )\T H[EV] ACCEPT+ 0SOCIAL 
,D>W9ISM40 ,& ?IS W\LD BE SO1 EV5 IF ,M>X W\LD HAVE REJECT$ ! 
SPECIFIC ,FREUDIAN EXPLANATION ( ! REPRESSION ME*ANISM4 ,= HE C\LD SURELY 
HAVE AGRE$ ?AT EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION AFFECT ! :OLE ( MAN & 
CRIPPLES HIM 9 EV]Y RESPECT1 9CLUD+ ! GRATIFICATION ( HIS 9/9CTUAL 
NE$S4 ,BUT :ILE !RE SEEMS TO BE ROOM = ,M>CUSE'S 
0,M>XISM0 9 ,FREUD'S PHILOSOPHY1 !RE IS NONE = 
,FREUD'S CLASSLESS SOCIO-BIOLOGY 9 ,M>X'S SY/EM4 ,MAN1 = ,M>X1 IS 
AN AB/RACT T]M JU/ AS NATURE & SOCIETY P] SE4 ,:AT WE HAVE TO 
DEAL )1 9 HIS VIEW IS HI/ORICAL MAN1 & !RE AGA9 ) CLASSES ( M5 
ACCORD+ TO ! *ANG+ SOCIAL /RUCTURE1 9 A NATURE TRANS=M+ ITSELF & 
BE+ TRANS=M$ BY ! ACTIVITIES ( M54 ,TO SPECULATE AB\T MAN1 SOCIETY & 
NATURE 9 A V]Y G5]AL WAY HAS MEAN+ ONLY ) RESPECT TO CONCRETE 
SITUATIONS 9 ACTUALLY EXI/+ SOCIETIES AT P>TICUL> HI/ORICAL P]IODS1 
:]E SU* SPECULATIONS1 AS RESE>*ES 9TO ! PA/ & FUTURE1 MAY S]VE AS 
M$IA = ! UND]/&+ & ! SOLUTION ( ACTUALLY EXI/+ PROBLEMS4 

,:]E !RE IS OPPRESSION !RE MU/ BE OPPRESSORS1 NOT M]ELY A 
0SOCIAL NE$0 TO REPRESS 9/9CTUAL DRIVES 9 ! 9T]E/S ( 
CIVILIZATION4 ,IF 9/9CTS >E ! SAME = ALL BIOLOGICAL M51 ! DEGREE1 OR 
! LACK1 ( !IR GRATIFICATION WILL /ILL BE DIV]SIFI$ RELATIVE TO 
POSITIONS 9 ! SOCIAL CLASS /RUCTURE4 ,IF ?IS IS NOT ! CASE1 AS 9 
,FREUDIAN !ORY1 IF ! 0TRAGICAL IMPLICATIONS ( CIVILIZATION0 
HOLD EQUALLY TRUE = EV]YBODY1 ?IS IMPLIES A L>GE DEGREE ( 
0SELF-REPRESSION0 ON ! P>T ( ! OPPRESS+ MEMB]S ( SOCIETY4 
,& !Y MAY1 9 FACT1 CAUSE & SUFF] REPRESSION SIMULTANE\SLY BUT NOT 
BECAUSE ( A SPECIAL CONC]N = CIVILIZATION BUT BECAUSE !Y SEE 9 IT AN 
9/RUM5T ( POLITICAL RULE OR ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION4 

,9 DI/9CTION TO ,FREUD1 TO BE SURE1 ,M>CUSE SPEAKS ( PRES5T-DAY SOCIETY 
AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SOCIAL *ANGE1 & ( SOCIAL *ANGE ?AT WILL RELEGATE 
,FREUDIAN PSY*OLOGY TO ! PA/4 ,YET1 BY REMA9+ 9 ,FREUD'S 
0DEEPE/ BIOLOGICAL LAY]S0 HIS CALL TO OPPOSITION TO PRES5T-DAY 
CONDITIONS REMA9S A M]E PHILOSOPHICAL EX]CISE )\T APPLICABILITY TO 
SOCIAL ACTIONS4 ,! /]ILITY ( 0REVISIONISM0 IS FULLY MAT*$ BY 
! /]ILITY ( ,FREUDIAN 0OR?ODOXY10 EV5 IF IT 9CORPORATES 
SOCIAL CLASS ISSUES 9 ITS G5]AL !ORY ( MAN AS A CONTRADICTION BETWE5 
SOCIETY & NATURE4 ,:AT CAN BE ACT$ UPON >E ONLY SOCIAL CLASS ISSUES4 

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