by Herbert Marcuse · Ariel Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434410220
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One-Dimensional Man is an essay by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes modern Western societies and their totalitarian structure based on class struggle. Marcuse examines how these societies, under a pseudo-democratic appearance, repress qualitative change. The author explores the internal contradictions of these societies and the need to awaken solidarity to resist exploitation. This work is a critical analysis of the ideology of advanced industrial 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.
