{"product_id":"marcuse","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\n\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\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse''s recasting of metaphysics in light of Marxian and Freudian thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse and German idealism, especially the role of Kant and Hegel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse''s philosophy of human nature, his use of the late Freud''s ideas of Eros and Thanatos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse as a critic of state and monopoly capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeaning, propaganda, and ideology: the political implications of language and also the centrality of free speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse''s aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcuse''s legacy and his relationship to contemporary analytical philosophy (especially \"analytic critical theory\").\u003c\/li\u003e\n\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57399981408638,"sku":"NW9781032308722","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781032308722.jpg?v=1778603088","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/marcuse","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}