1st Edition

Marcuse and Freedom (RLE Social Theory)

By Peter Lind Copyright 2015
322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

This comprehensive study of Marcuse’s thought concentrates on his theory of freedom, arguing that it is this which supplies the key to all his writings. This argument is substantiated by a detailed chronological examination of Marcuse’s works. The author shows the rigorous logic underlying Marcuse’s thinking, which is often obscured in Marcuse’s own presentation, and pays particular attention to... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Marx, Marxism and Heidegger: Marcuse’s First Theory of Human Liberation  3. The Second Encounter with Marx: Marcuse’s New Theory of Human Liberation  4. The Co-Operative Society  5. The Idea of the Co-Operative Society in the Thirties and Forties  6. The Idea of the Co-Operative Society in the Late American Period  7. Freedom and the Dialectic of Liberation  8. Freedom and Contemporary Civilisation  9. Conclusions

Biography

Peter Lind