One-Dimensional Man
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One-Dimensional Man is a 1964 philosophical critique by Herbert Marcuse that analyzes how advanced industrial societies create conformist, "one-dimensional" thinking that undermines genuine freedom and critical consciousness.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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critical theory text ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
advanced industrial societies create false needs
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critical and negative thinking are undermined in advanced industrial societies ⓘ false needs integrate individuals into the existing system ⓘ opposition is absorbed and neutralized by the system ⓘ technology can function as a form of social control ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Marcuse ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
administered society
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false needs ⓘ integration of opposition ⓘ one-dimensional society ⓘ one-dimensional thought ⓘ repressive tolerance ⓘ technological rationality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Soviet-style socialism
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advanced industrial capitalism ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ mass media ⓘ positivism ⓘ technological rationality ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters
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introduction ⓘ preface ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Critical theory
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Karl Marx ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
advanced industrial society
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consumer capitalism ⓘ false needs ⓘ freedom ⓘ ideology ⓘ one-dimensional thinking ⓘ repression ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of both capitalist and communist societies
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influence on 1960s New Left ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Frankfurt School
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Western Marxism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Herbert Marcuse