The Essential Marcuse : Selected Writings of Philosopher and Social Critic Herbert Marcuse

The Essential Marcuse provides an overview of Herbert Marcuse's political and philosophical writing over four decades, with excerpts from his major books as well as essays from various academic journals. The most influential radical philosopher of the 1960s, Marcuse's writings are noteworthy for their uncompromising opposition to both capitalism and communism. His words are as relevant to today's society as they were at the time they were written. From the Trade Paperback edition. An Overview Of Herbert Marcuse's Four Decades Of Political And Philosophical Criticism--p. [4] Of Cover. Introduction : The Critical Theory Of Herbert Marcuse -- Part I. Political Critique. The Individual In The Great Society ; Remarks On A Redefinition Of Culture ; Repressive Tolerance -- Part Ii. Marxism, Existentialism, And Psychoanalysis. A Note On The Dialectic ; The Foundations Of Historical Materialism ; Heidegger's Politics, An Interview With Herbert Marcuse ; Sartre's Existentialism ; Freedom And Freud's Theory Of Instincts -- Part Iii. Philosophical Critique. Philosophical Interlude ; The Affirmative Character Of Culture ; Nature And Revolution. Edited By Andrew Feenberg And William Leiss. Includes Bibliographical References. From the Publisher: The Essential Marcuse provides an overview of Herbert Marcuse's political and philosophical writing over four decades, with excerpts from his major books as well as essays from various academic journals. The most influential radical philosopher of the 1960s, Marcuse's writings are noteworthy for their uncompromising opposition to both capitalism and communism. His words are as relevant to today's society as they were at the time they were written "An overview of Herbert Marcuse's four decades of political and philosophical criticism"--Page 4 of cover