Herbert Marcuse - A Critical Reader

"Herbert Marcuse: A Critical Reader" is a collection of brand new papers by seventeen Marcuse scholars, which provides a comprehensive reassessment of the relevance of Marcuse's critical theory at the beginning of the 21st century. Although best known for his reputation in critical theory, Herbert Marcuse's work has had impact on areas as diverse as politics, technology, aesthetics, psychoanalysis and ecology. This collection addresses the contemporary relevance of Marcuse's work in this broad variety of fields and from an international perspective.

List of contents

Angela Davis, Detlev Claussen, Andrew Feenberg, Douglas Kellner, John O'Neill, Gerard Rautlet, Richard Wolin, Andrew Light, Tim Luke, Steven Vogel, John Abromeit, Stephan Bundschuh, Mark Cobb, Samir Gandesha, Michal Werz, Peter Marcuse, Carl Shorske

About the author

John Abromeit is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the co-editor of Herbert Marcuse: Heideggerian Marxism (2004).
W. Mark Cobb is Professor of Philosophy at Pensacola Junior College, and a Ph.D. candidate in the history of consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Summary

The Legacy of Herbert Marcuse: A Critical Reader is a collection of brand new papers by seventeen Marcuse scholars, which provides a comprehensive reassessment of the relevance of Marcuse's critical theory at the beginning of the 21st century.

Product details

• Assisted by: John Abromeit (Editor), Abromeit John (Editor), W. Mark Cobb (Editor), W. Mark Cobb (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2003
• EAN: 9780415289092
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28909-2
• No. of pages: 286
• Weight: 690 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy