{"product_id":"marcuse-9781032308722","title":"Marcuse","description":"\u003cp\u003eHerbert Marcuse (1898-1979) is known to many as a leading figure of 1960s counterculture, and a \"Guru of the New Left.\"However, the deeper philosophical background to Marcuse's thought is often forgotten, especially his significant engagement with German idealism, ancient philosophy, and a broad spectrum of problems and issues from the philosophical tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis much-needed book introduces and assesses Marcuse's philosophy and is ideal for those coming to his work for the first time. Jacob McNulty covers the following topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse's life and the background to his thought, including his formative period as a student of Husserl and Heidegger and as a philosopher in Horkheimer's Institute\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse's recasting of metaphysics in light of Marxian and Freudian thought\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse and German idealism, especially the role of Kant and Hegel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse's philosophy of human nature, his use of the late Freud's ideas of Eros and Thanatos\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse as a critic of state and monopoly capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeaning, propaganda, and ideology: the political implications of language and also the centrality of free speech\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse's aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMarcuse's legacy and his relationship to contemporary analytical philosophy (especially \"analytic critical theory\").\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn outstanding and engaging introduction to a central figure in twentieth-century radical thought, \u003cem\u003eMarcuse\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for those in philosophy and related disciplines including political theory, sociology, and media and communication studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob McNulty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge Philosophers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032308722","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293848993929,"sku":"9781032308722","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5e75a49e-8812-4e70-acae-52128815a220.jpg?v=1737444578","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/marcuse-9781032308722","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}