by Herbert Marcuse · Editorial Ariel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434437821
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One-Dimensional Man is a scathing critique of Western societies that, under a pseudo-democratic guise, hide a totalitarian structure based on exploitation. This cult work is based on two hypotheses: Marcuse affirms that advanced industrial society is capable of repressing all qualitative change, but he also asserts that there are forces capable of ending repression. The solution, according to the author, is to awaken and organize solidarity as a biological necessity to remain united against human brutality and exploitation. New prologue by Amador Fernández-Savater.
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.
