HERBERT MARCUSE

(1898-1979)

One Dimensional Man.

Herbert Marcuse is one of the most prominent members belonging to the Frankfurt School. ‘One Dimensional Man’ is a classic read work of Marcuse written in 1964, which offers the political anthropology of 20th century deeply pessimistic liberal society. It is a work that criticizes modern societies in which capitalism and liberal democracy are the major features. Some of the major concepts introduced by Marcuse in One Dimensional Man include; ‘repressive sublimation’, ‘false needs’, ‘manipulation’ etc., in this work he also explains why transformative politics are unlikely to succeed.  Followed by Marcuse’s search for agents of change that are nevertheless able to undermine the total power of contemporary society, he also shows his normative vision of a libidinal democracy based on an implicit concept of positive freedom. Finally, the chapter assesses both the limitations of One-Dimensional Man and its continuity.

 

 

 

 

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