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Marcuse

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Marcuse Synopsis

Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) is known to many as a leading figure of 1960s counterculture, and a "Guru of the New Left."However, the deeper philosophical background to Marcuse's thought is often forgotten, especially his significant engagement with German idealism, ancient philosophy, and a broad spectrum of problems and issues from the philosophical tradition.

This much-needed book introduces and assesses Marcuse's philosophy and is ideal for those coming to his work for the first time. Jacob McNulty covers the following topics:

  • Marcuse's life and the background to his thought, including his formative period as a student of Husserl and Heidegger and as a philosopher in Horkheimer's Institute
  • Marcuse's recasting of metaphysics in light of Marxian and Freudian thought
  • Marcuse and German idealism, especially the role of Kant and Hegel
  • Marcuse's philosophy of human nature, his use of the late Freud's ideas of Eros and Thanatos
  • Marcuse as a critic of state and monopoly capitalism
  • Meaning, propaganda, and ideology: the political implications of language and also the centrality of free speech
  • Marcuse's aesthetics
  • Marcuse's legacy and his relationship to contemporary analytical philosophy (especially "analytic critical theory").

An outstanding and engaging introduction to a central figure in twentieth-century radical thought, Marcuse is essential reading for those in philosophy and related disciplines including political theory, sociology, and media and communication studies.

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ISBN: 9781032308746
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Author: Jacob McNulty
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 268 pages
Series: Routledge Philosophers
Genres: Social and political philosophy
Media studies
Western philosophy from c 1800
Philosophy: aesthetics
Political structure and processes
Communication studies

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