An Essay on Liberation
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An Essay on Liberation is a 1969 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that critiques advanced industrial society and explores the possibilities for radical social transformation and human emancipation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze obstacles to emancipation
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theorize conditions for liberation ⓘ |
| author | Herbert Marcuse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
advanced industrial capitalism
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bureaucratic domination ⓘ consumerism ⓘ one-dimensional society ⓘ technological domination ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
radical political theory
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social movements theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on liberation of nature
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chapter on new sensibility ⓘ chapter on student opposition ⓘ chapter on subverting the affluent society ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hegelian dialectics
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Karl Marx ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ critical theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxist theory
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New Left ⓘ advanced industrial society ⓘ aesthetic dimension ⓘ consumer society ⓘ human emancipation ⓘ libidinal energy ⓘ radical social transformation ⓘ repression ⓘ social liberation ⓘ student movements ⓘ technological rationality ⓘ utopia ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Frankfurt School
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Western Marxism ⓘ |
| proposes |
new sensibility
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non-repressive society ⓘ qualitative change in needs ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Beacon Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Eros and Civilization
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One-Dimensional Man ⓘ |
| timePeriodAddressed |
1960s social movements
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late industrial society ⓘ |
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