One-dimensional man : studies in the ideology of advanced industrial society / Herbert Marcuse ; with a new introduction by Douglas Kellner.

By:

Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979

Material type:

TextPublication details: Boston : Beacon Press, c1991.Description: xlix, 260 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780807014172

Subject(s):

Civilization, Modern -- 20th century

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Contents:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the Second Edition by Douglas Kellner -- Introduction to the First Edition The Paralysis of Criticism: Society without Opposition -- Pt. 1. One-Dimensional Society -- Ch. 1. The New Forms of Control -- Ch. 2. The Closing of the Political Universe -- Ch. 3. The Conquest of the Unhappy Consciousness: Repressive Desublimation -- Ch. 4. The Closing of the Universe of Discourse -- Pt. 2. One-Dimensional Thought -- Ch. 5 Negative thinking: The Defeated Logic Protest -- Ch. 6. From Negative to Positive Thinking: Technological Rationality and the Logic of Domination -- Ch. 7. The Triumph of Positive Thinking: One-Dimensional Philosophy -- Pt. 3. The Chance of the Alternatives -- Ch. 8. The Historical Commitment of Philosophy -- Ch. 9. The Catastrophe of Liberation -- Ch. 10. Conclusion -- Index.

Summary: Originally published in 1964, One-Dimensional Man quickly became one of the most important texts in the ensuing decade of radical political change. This second edition, newly introduced by Marcuse scholar Douglas Kellner, presents Marcuse's best-selling work to another generation of readers in the context of contemporary events. In One-Dimensional Man, Marcuse sharply objects to what he saw as pervasive one-dimensional thinking - the uncritical and conformist acceptance of existing structures, norms, and behaviors. He argues that members of Western societies, both capitalist and communist, must reassert their individuality and personal freedom against the oppression of the technologized status quo. The only hope for a freer and happier mode of existence, Marcuse believed, lies in humans' active opposition to the waste, destruction, and exploitation at the heart of advanced industrial society. In our contemporary world dominated by rampant militarism and widespread repression, Marcuse’s searing indictment of Western society remains as chillingly relevant today as it was at its first writing.

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Includes index.

Acknowledgments --
Introduction to the Second Edition by Douglas Kellner --
Introduction to the First Edition The Paralysis of Criticism: Society without Opposition --
Pt. 1. One-Dimensional Society --
Ch. 1. The New Forms of Control --
Ch. 2. The Closing of the Political Universe --
Ch. 3. The Conquest of the Unhappy Consciousness: Repressive Desublimation --
Ch. 4. The Closing of the Universe of Discourse --
Pt. 2. One-Dimensional Thought --
Ch. 5 Negative thinking: The Defeated Logic Protest --
Ch. 6. From Negative to Positive Thinking: Technological Rationality and the Logic of Domination --
Ch. 7. The Triumph of Positive Thinking: One-Dimensional Philosophy --
Pt. 3. The Chance of the Alternatives --
Ch. 8. The Historical Commitment of Philosophy --
Ch. 9. The Catastrophe of Liberation --
Ch. 10. Conclusion --
Index.

Originally published in 1964, One-Dimensional Man quickly became one of the most important texts in the ensuing decade of radical political change. This second edition, newly introduced by Marcuse scholar Douglas Kellner, presents Marcuse's best-selling work to another generation of readers in the context of contemporary events.
In One-Dimensional Man, Marcuse sharply objects to what he saw as pervasive one-dimensional thinking - the uncritical and conformist acceptance of existing structures, norms, and behaviors. He argues that members of Western societies, both capitalist and communist, must reassert their individuality and personal freedom against the oppression of the technologized status quo. The only hope for a freer and happier mode of existence, Marcuse believed, lies in humans' active opposition to the waste, destruction, and exploitation at the heart of advanced industrial society. In our contemporary world dominated by rampant militarism and widespread repression, Marcuse’s searing indictment of Western society remains as chillingly relevant today as it was at its first writing.

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