Preface and Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chronology
1. Life and Thought
2. Epistemology
3. Metaphysics
4. Philosophy of Science
5. Aesthetics
6. Human Nature
7. Politics and Society
8. Marcuse Today.
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Jacob McNulty is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, USA. He is the author of Hegel's Logic and Metaphysics (2023). His work on Rousseau, Fichte, and others has appeared in the European Journal of Philosophy, Journal of the History of Philosophy, and British Journal for the History of Philosophy.
"Following in the footsteps of the pathbreaking work on Marcuse's thinking by Douglas Kellner, Andrew Feenberg, and Martin Jay, McNulty (Yale Univ.) succeeds brilliantly in this indispensable reassessment of the conceptual development of Marcuse's contributions to philosophical and cultural theory, from his Heidegger-inspired work on Hegel of the 1920s and 1930s to his unprecedented reconfiguration of aesthetic theory and the analysis of late capitalist mass culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Summing Up: Highly recommended."N. Lukacher, CHOICE
"McNulty reestablishes Marcuse’s credentials as a first-rate philosopher, while at the same time affirming Marcuse’s political commitments to critical Marxism and democratic socialism. With writing that is philosophically sophisticated, accessible and engaging, McNulty elaborates Marcuse’s theoretical positions on questions of epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of science, aesthetics and philosophical anthropology. Ranging confidently over the entire body of Marcuse’s work, McNulty has given us an excellent introduction to Marcuse’s critical philosophy." - John Abromeit, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
"In this lucid and imaginative study, McNulty painstakingly reconstructs the key elements of Marcuse’s philosophy and demonstrates its enduring relevance. As the need for exploring new directions in thought and action becomes more pressing than ever, being guided so brilliantly into the heart of Marcuse’s engaged thinking could hardly be more valuable." - Espen Hammer, Temple University, USA
