Technology, War and Fascism: Collected Papers of Herbert Marcuse, Volume 1 (Herbert Marcuse: Collected Papers)

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 The largely unpublished work collected in this volume makes clear the continuing relevance of Marcuse's thought to contemporary issues.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. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Foreword......Page 10 Preface The Unknown Marcuse: New Archival Discoveries......Page 14 Acknowledgments......Page 18 Introduction Technology, War and Fascism: Marcuse in the 1940s......Page 20 Some Social Implications of Modern Technology......Page 58 State and Individual Under National Socialism......Page 86 A History of the Doctrine of Social Change......Page 112 Theories of Social Change......Page 124 The New German Mentality......Page 158 Description of Three Major Projects......Page 210 Some Remarks on Aragon: Art and Politics in the Totalitarian Era......Page 218 33 Theses......Page 234 Letters to Horkheimer......Page 248 Heidegger and Marcuse: A Dialogue in Letters......Page 280 Index......Page 288 Humanities Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Foreword 10 Preface The Unknown Marcuse: New Archival Discoveries 14 Acknowledgments 18 Introduction Technology, War and Fascism: Marcuse in the 1940s 20 Some Social Implications of Modern Technology 58 State and Individual Under National Socialism 86 A History of the Doctrine of Social Change 112 Theories of Social Change 124 The New German Mentality 158 Description of Three Major Projects 210 Some Remarks on Aragon: Art and Politics in the Totalitarian Era 218 33 Theses 234 Letters to Horkheimer 248 Heidegger and Marcuse: A Dialogue in Letters 280 Index 288 Acclaimed as one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Herbert Marcuse's perception of modern technology as a mode of social control indicates his enduring significance. In honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, this is a collection of his unpublished or uncollected writings from 1942 -1951. First of a six-volume series. Photos. This is a collection of previously unpublished or uncollected essays, unfinished manuscripts and letters by one of the greatest thinkers of our time. These works of Marcuse cover the period 1942-1951, exhibiting critiques of technology