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Herbert Marcuse is one of the most influential thinkers of our
time. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied philosophy with Husserl and
Heidegger at the Universities of Freiburg and Berlin. Marcuse's
critical social theory ingeniously fuses phenomenology, Freudian
thought and Marxist theory; and provides a solid ground for his
reputation as the most crucial figure inspiring the social activism
and New Left politics of the 1960s and 1970s. The largely
unpublished work collected in this volume makes clear the
continuing relevance of Marcuse's thought to contemporary issues.
The texts published here, dealing with concerns during the period
1942-1951, exhibit penetrating critiques of technology and analyses
of the ways that modern technology produces novel forms of society
and culture with new modes of social control. The material
collected in Technology, War and Facism provides exemplary attempts
to link theory with practice, to develop ideas that can be used to
grasp and transform existing social reality. Technology, War and
Fascism is the first of six volumes of Herbert Marcuse's Collected
Papers to be edited by Douglas Kellner. Each volume is a collection
of previously un-published or uncollected essays, unfinished
manuscripts and letters by one of the greatest thinkers of our
time.
It is of the very definition of any "classic" work that it will not
only introduce a new depth and direction of thought, but that its
original insights endure. When it first appeared in 1940, Reason
and Revolution by Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) was acclaimed for its
profound and undistorted reading of Hegel's social and political
theory. Today, the appreciation of Marcuse's work has remained
high, more relevant now than ever before.
In the rapidly changing context of post-Cold War political
realities, there is no better guide than Marcuse to where we have
been and to what we might expect. As he well understood, turbulent
and spectacular political events always ran within channels earlier
set by political theory; and he equally understood that it was
Hegel's often unappreciated and misunderstood theory which actually
set a fundamental path of modern political life.
It is a fortunate combination to have a scholar of Marcuse's
brilliance and lucid honesty addressing the sources and
consequences of Hegel's social theory.
Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s
counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert
Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of
the twentieth century. Eros and Civilization is one of his
best-known books and brought him international fame. Taking his cue
from Freud's view that repression of the instincts is a defining
characteristic of the human mind, Marcuse fuses Freud's insight
with Marx's theories of alienation and oppression. He argues that
rather than our instincts turned in on themselves, it is modern
capitalism itself that is preventing us from reaching the freedom
we can find in a non-repressive society. A sweeping indictment of
modern capitalism and consumerism that remains fresh and
insightful, Eros and Civilization is a classic of activist and
radical thinking that continues to fire debate and controversy
today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by
Douglas Kellner.
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Reason and Revolution
Herbert Marcuse; Foreword by Jay Bernstein
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Marcuse's famous interpretation of Hegel, rescuing his thought from
association with proto-Nazism New foreword by Jay Bernstein Joins
Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man in the Classics series, which has
sold over 20,000 copies
Herbert Marcuse is one of the most influential thinkers of our time. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied philosophy with Husserl and Heidegger at the Universities of Freiburg and Berlin. Marcuse's critical social theory ingeniously fuses phenomenology, Freudian thought and Marxist theory; and provides a solid ground for his reputation as the most crucial figure inspiring the social activism and New Left politics of the 1960s and 1970s. The largely unpublished work collected in this volume makes clear the continuing relevance of Marcuse's thought to contemporary issues. The texts published here, dealing with concerns during the period 1942-1951, exhibit penetrating critiques of technology and analyses of the ways that modern technology produces novel forms of society and culture with new modes of social control. The material collected in Technology, War and Facism provides exemplary attempts to link theory with practice, to develop ideas that can be used to grasp and transform existing social reality. Technology, War and Fascism is the first of six volumes of Herbert Marcuse's Collected Papers to be edited by Douglas Kellner. Each volume is a collection of previously un-published or uncollected essays, unfinished manuscripts and letters by one of the greatest thinkers of our time. eBook available with sample pages: 0203208315
Hailed as the 'Guru of the New Left' and a leading figure of 1960s
counterculture and liberation movements, the philosopher Herbert
Marcuse is amongst the most renowned and controversial thinkers of
the twentieth century. Eros and Civilization is one of his
best-known books and brought him international fame. Taking his cue
from Freud's view that repression of the instincts is a defining
characteristic of the human mind, Marcuse fuses Freud's insight
with Marx's theories of alienation and oppression. He argues that
rather than our instincts turned in on themselves, it is modern
capitalism itself that is preventing us from reaching the freedom
we can find in a non-repressive society. A sweeping indictment of
modern capitalism and consumerism that remains fresh and
insightful, Eros and Civilization is a classic of activist and
radical thinking that continues to fire debate and controversy
today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by
Douglas Kellner.
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Reason and Revolution
Herbert Marcuse; Foreword by Jay Bernstein
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R557
Discovery Miles 5 570
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Marcuse's famous interpretation of Hegel, rescuing his thought from
association with proto-Nazism New foreword by Jay Bernstein Joins
Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man in the Classics series, which has
sold over 20,000 copies
The New Left and the 1960s is the third volume of Herbert Marcuse's
collected papers. In 1964, Marcuse published a major study of
advanced industrial society, One Dimensional Man, which was an
important influence on the young radicals who formed the New Left.
Marcuse embodied many of the defining political impulses of the New
Left in his thought and politics - hence a younger generation of
political activists looked up to him for theoretical and political
guidance. The material collected in this volume provides a rich and
deep grasp of the era and the role of Marcuse in the theoretical
and political dramas of the day. This volume contains articles,
letters, talks, and interviews including: "On the New Left," a
transcription of the 1968 talk at the Guardian newspaper's
twentieth anniversary; "Reflections on the French Revolution,"
which contains comments on the 1968 French student and worker
uprising; "Liberation from the Affluent Society," which presents
Marcuse's contribution to the 1967 Dialectics of Liberations
conference; and "United States: Questions of Organization and the
Revolutionary Subject," a conversation between Marcuse and the
German writer Hans Magnus Enzenberger, published here in English
for the first time. Edited by Douglas Kellner, this volume will be
of interest to all those previously unfamiliar with Herbert
Marcuse, generally acknowledged as a major figure in the
intellectual and social mileux of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as
to specialists, who will here have access to papers and articles
collected in one volume for the first time.
This second volume of Marcuse's collected papers includes
unpublished manuscripts from the late 1960s and early 1970s, such
as Beyond One-Dimensional Man, Cultural Revolution and The
Historical Fate of Bourgeois Democracy, as well as a rich
collection of letters. It shows Marcuse at his most radical,
focusing on his critical theory of contemporary society, his
analyses of technology, capitalism, the fate of the individual, and
prospects for social change in contemporary society.
Philosophy and the Problems of Work brings together for the first
time important philosophical perspectives on the subjects of labor
and work, spanning analytical and Continental traditions. This
comprehensive collection engages contemporary debates in political
theory and the philosophy of economics, including the perspectives
of classical and welfare liberals, anarchists, and feminists, about
the nature and meaning of work in modern technological society, the
issues of meaningful work and exploitation, justice and equality,
the welfare state and democratic rights, and whether market
socialism is a competitive alternative to traditional capitalism.
An introduction by the editor charts the historical development of
these issues in philosophical and political discussions and
examines the central importance of the organization and structures
of work for both individual self-realization and human societies
generally.Philosophy and the Problems of Work brings together for
the first time important philosophical perspectives on the subjects
of labor and work, spanning analytical and Continental traditions.
This comprehensive collection engages contemporary debates in
political theory and the philosophy of economics, including the
perspectives of classical and welfare liberals, anarchists, and
feminists, about the nature and meaning of work in modern
technological society, the issues of meaningful work and
exploitation, justice and equality, the welfare state and
democratic rights, and whether market socialism is a competitive
alternative to traditional capitalism. An introduction by the
editor charts the historical development of these issues in
philosophical and political discussions and examines the central
importance of the organization and structures of work for both
individual self-realization and human societies generally.
This series provides a forum for the critical review of enduring
issues concerning ethics and society. The text of the debate
between Herbert Marcuse and Sir Karl Popper which follows in this
volume raises many important issues. The crucial issues between the
two participants are (1) their anthropological-axiological
positions with respect to the "nature" of man, society, and the
practical functions of democracy as a mode of self-government; (2)
the conceptions of science and of philosophy which lie behind each
thinker's claims with respect to these; and (3) their respective
conceptions of the means required and feasible for attaining their
respective social goals. The remarks which follow will attempt to
focus upon, and deal critically with, the problems implicit in
these three areas.
The New Left and the 1960s is the third volume of Herbert Marcuse's
collected papers. In 1964, Marcuse published a major study of
advanced industrial society, One Dimensional Man, which was an
important influence on the young radicals who formed the New Left.
Marcuse embodied many of the defining political impulses of the New
Left in his thought and politics - hence a younger generation of
political activists looked up to him for theoretical and political
guidance. The material collected in this volume provides a rich and
deep grasp of the era and the role of Marcuse in the theoretical
and political dramas of the day. This volume contains articles,
letters, talks, and interviews including: "On the New Left," a
transcription of the 1968 talk at the Guardian newspaper's
twentieth anniversary; "Reflections on the French Revolution,"
which contains comments on the 1968 French student and worker
uprising; "Liberation from the Affluent Society," which presents
Marcuse's contribution to the 1967 Dialectics of Liberations
conference; and "United States: Questions of Organization and the
Revolutionary Subject," a conversation between Marcuse and the
German writer Hans Magnus Enzenberger, published here in English
for the first time. Edited by Douglas Kellner, this volume will be
of interest to all those previously unfamiliar with Herbert
Marcuse, generally acknowledged as a major figure in the
intellectual and social mileux of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as
to specialists, who will here have access to papers and articles
collected in one volume for the first time.
This second volume of Marcuse's collected papers includes unpublished manuscripts from the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as Beyond One-Dimensional Man, Cultural Revolution and The Historical Fate of Bourgeois Democracy, as well as a rich collection of letters. It shows Marcuse at his most radical, focusing on his critical theory of contemporary society, his analyses of technology, capitalism, the fate of the individual, and prospects for social change in contemporary society. Douglas Kellner's introduction places Marcuse's work in the context of his developing critical theory of society and relationship to the Frankfurt School. In the afterword, Jürgen Habermas assesses Marcuse's relevance and importance today. This collection will be of interest to newcomers to Marcuse, as well as specialists keen to discover his previously unpublished material. eBook available with sample pages: 0203206606
This collection assembles some of Herbert Marcuse's most important
work and presents for the first time his responses to and
development of classic Marxist approaches to revolution and utopia,
as well as his own theoretical and political perspectives. This
sixth and final volume of Marcuse's collected papers shows
Marcuse's rejection of the prevailing twentieth-century Marxist
theory and socialist practice - which he saw as inadequate for a
thorough critique of Western and Soviet bureaucracy - and the
development of his revolutionary thought towards a critique of the
consumer society. Marcuse's later philosophical perspectives on
technology, ecology, and human emancipation sat at odds with many
of the classic tenets of Marx's materialist dialectic which placed
the working class as the central agent of change in capitalist
societies. As the material from this volume shows, Marcuse was not
only a theorist of Marxist thought and practice in the twentieth
century, but also proves to be an essential thinker for
understanding the neoliberal phase of capitalism and resistance in
the twenty-first century. A comprehensive introduction by Douglas
Kellner and Clayton Pierce places Marcuse's philosophy in the
context of his engagement with the main currents of twentieth
century philosophy while also providing important analyses of his
anticipatory theorization of capitalist development through a
neoliberal restructuring of society. The volume concludes with an
afterword by Peter Marcuse.
Edited by Douglas Kellner and Clayton Pierce, Philosophy,
Psychoanalysis and Emancipation is the fifth volume of Herbert
Marcuse's collected papers. Containing some of Marcuse's most
important work, this book presents for the first time his unique
syntheses of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and critical social
theory, directed toward human emancipation and social
transformation. Within philosophy, Marcuse engaged with disparate
and often conflicting philosophical perspectives - ranging from
Heidegger and phenomenology, to Hegel, Marx, and Freud - to create
unique philosophical insights, often overlooked in favor of his
theoretical and political interventions with the New Left, the
subject of previous volumes. This collection assembles significant,
and in some cases unknown texts from the Herbert Marcuse archives
in Frankfurt, including: critiques of positivism and idealism,
Dewey's pragmatism, and the tradition of German philosophy
philosophical essays from the 1930s and 1940s that attempt to
reconstruct philosophy on a materialist base Marcuse's unique
attempts to bring together Freud and philosophy philosophical
reflections on death, human aggression, war, and peace Marcuse's
later critical philosophical perspectives on science, technology,
society, religion, and ecology. A comprehensive introduction by
Douglas Kellner, Tyson Lewis and Clayton Pierce places Marcuse's
work in the context of his engagement with the main currents of
twentieth century politics and philosophy. An Afterword by Andrew
Feenberg provides a personal memory of Marcuse as scholar, teacher
and activist, and summarizes the lasting relevance of his radical
thought.
First published in 1981. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This collection assembles some of Herbert Marcuse's most important
work and presents for the first time his responses to and
development of classic Marxist approaches to revolution and utopia,
as well as his own theoretical and political perspectives. This
sixth and final volume of Marcuse's collected papers shows
Marcuse's rejection of the prevailing twentieth-century Marxist
theory and socialist practice - which he saw as inadequate for a
thorough critique of Western and Soviet bureaucracy - and the
development of his revolutionary thought towards a critique of the
consumer society. Marcuse's later philosophical perspectives on
technology, ecology, and human emancipation sat at odds with many
of the classic tenets of Marx's materialist dialectic which placed
the working class as the central agent of change in capitalist
societies. As the material from this volume shows, Marcuse was not
only a theorist of Marxist thought and practice in the twentieth
century, but also proves to be an essential thinker for
understanding the neoliberal phase of capitalism and resistance in
the twenty-first century. A comprehensive introduction by Douglas
Kellner and Clayton Pierce places Marcuse's philosophy in the
context of his engagement with the main currents of twentieth
century philosophy while also providing important analyses of his
anticipatory theorization of capitalist development through a
neoliberal restructuring of society. The volume concludes with an
afterword by Peter Marcuse.
The role of art in Marcuse's work has often been neglected,
misinterpreted or underplayed. His critics accused him of a
religion of art and aesthetics that leads to an escape from
politics and society. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, Marcuse
analyzes culture and art in the context of how it produces forces
of domination and resistance in society, and his writings on
culture and art generate the possibility of liberation and radical
social transformation. The material in this volume is a rich
collection of many of Marcuse's published and unpublished writings,
interviews and talks, including 'Lyric Poetry after Auschwitz',
reflections on Proust, and Letters on Surrealism; a poem by Samuel
Beckett for Marcuse's eightieth birthday with exchange of letters;
and many articles that explore the role of art in society and how
it provides possibilities for liberation. This volume will be of
interest to those new to Marcuse, generally acknowledged as a major
figure in the intellectual and social milieus of the 1960s and
1970s, as well as to the specialist, giving access to a wealth of
material from the Marcuse Archive in Frankfurt and his private
collection in San Diego, some of it published here in English for
the first time. A comprehensive introduction by Douglas Kellner
reflects on the genesis, development, and tensions within Marcuse's
aesthetic, while an afterword by Gerhard Schweppenhauser summarizes
their relevance for the contemporary era.
Herbert Marcuse's analysis and image of a one-dimensional man in a
one-dimensional society has shaped many young radicals' way of
seeing and experiencing life. Published in 1964, it fast became an
ideological bible for the emergent New Left.;As Douglas Kellner
notes in his introduction, Marcuse's greatest work was a "damning
indictment of contemporary Western societies, capitalist and
communist". Yet it also expressed the hopes of a radical
philosopher that human freedom and happiness could be greatly
expanded beyond the regimented thought and behaviour prevalent in
established society.;For those who held the reigns of power
Marcuse's call to arms threatened civilization to its very core.
For many others however, it represented a freedom hitherto
unimaginable.
Edited by Douglas Kellner and Clayton Pierce, Philosophy,
Psychoanalysis and Emancipation is the fifth volume of Herbert
Marcuse's collected papers. Containing some of Marcuse's most
important work, this book presents for the first time his unique
syntheses of philosophy, psychoanalysis, and critical social
theory, directed toward human emancipation and social
transformation. Within philosophy, Marcuse engaged with disparate
and often conflicting philosophical perspectives - ranging from
Heidegger and phenomenology, to Hegel, Marx, and Freud - to create
unique philosophical insights, often overlooked in favor of his
theoretical and political interventions with the New Left, the
subject of previous volumes. This collection assembles significant,
and in some cases unknown texts from the Herbert Marcuse archives
in Frankfurt, including: critiques of positivism and idealism,
Dewey's pragmatism, and the tradition of German philosophy
philosophical essays from the 1930s and 1940s that attempt to
reconstruct philosophy on a materialist base Marcuse's unique
attempts to bring together Freud and philosophy philosophical
reflections on death, human aggression, war, and peace Marcuse's
later critical philosophical perspectives on science, technology,
society, religion, and ecology. A comprehensive introduction by
Douglas Kellner, Tyson Lewis and Clayton Pierce places Marcuse's
work in the context of his engagement with the main currents of
twentieth century politics and philosophy. An Afterword by Andrew
Feenberg provides a personal memory of Marcuse as scholar, teacher
and activist, and summarizes the lasting relevance of his radical
thought.
The role of art in Marcuse's work has often been neglected,
misinterpreted or underplayed. His critics accused him of a
religion of art and aesthetics that leads to an escape from
politics and society. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, Marcuse
analyzes culture and art in the context of how it produces forces
of domination and resistance in society, and his writings on
culture and art generate the possibility of liberation and radical
social transformation. The material in this volume is a rich
collection of many of Marcuse's published and unpublished writings,
interviews and talks, including 'Lyric Poetry after Auschwitz',
reflections on Proust, and Letters on Surrealism; a poem by Samuel
Beckett for Marcuse's eightieth birthday with exchange of letters;
and many articles that explore the role of art in society and how
it provides possibilities for liberation. This volume will be of
interest to those new to Marcuse, generally acknowledged as a major
figure in the intellectual and social milieus of the 1960s and
1970s, as well as to the specialist, giving access to a wealth of
material from the Marcuse Archive in Frankfurt and his private
collection in San Diego, some of it published here in English for
the first time. A comprehensive introduction by Douglas Kellner
reflects on the genesis, development, and tensions within Marcuse's
aesthetic, while an afterword by Gerhard Schweppenhauser summarizes
their relevance for the contemporary era.
Back in print after fifty years and with a new introduction by Ray
Brassier, this often overlooked but prescient collection of
Marcuse's lectures makes an impassioned plea for the overthrowing
of capitalism. Analysing the work of Freud and Marx, and taking in
topics like automation, work, postcapitalism, utopia, and
technology, Psychoanalysis, Politics, and Utopia excavates the
psychic roots of the current crisis of capitalist civilisation, and
gives us a blueprint for the emancipation of humanity from the
toils of capitalism. In a world reeling from the ongoing collapse
of the neoliberal consensus, coupled with the accelerating pace of
catastrophic climate change wrought by capitalism, Marcuse's
radical insights in Psychoanalysis, Politics, and Utopia are as
urgently relevant today as they were in 1970.
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