by Herbert Marcuse · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781844672097
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In 'A Study on Authority', Herbert Marcuse examines the nature of authority in modern society. He analyzes how authority manifests itself in different forms, from political authority to cultural authority, and how it influences people's lives. Marcuse argues that authority can be both oppressive and liberating, and that it is important to understand how it works in order to challenge and transform it. This book is an important contribution to critical theory and offers a valuable perspective on the nature of power and domination in contemporary society.
Herbert Marcuse was a German and American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin and then at the University of Freiburg, where he received his PhD under the supervision of Martin Heidegger. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research, which later became known as the Frankfurt School. In his written works, he criticized capitalism, modern technology, Soviet Communism, and popular culture, arguing that they represent new forms of social control.
