Sociology 2271A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Herbert Marcuse, Jürgen Habermas, Erich Fromm
14 Jun 2013
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Marcuse became a member of the social democratic party while he still was a. Served in ww1 with the german army student. Marcuse founded the institute for social research in 1923 (frankfurt institut fur. Included a number of talented theorists such as t. w. Neo-marxist: theory based on marxism and hegelian philosophy: revised marx s theory and made it relatable to what was going on. Utilized also the insights of psychoanalysis sociology existential philosophy and other disciplines. Critical of what: critical of european society, class exploitation. Bourgeoisie exploiting working class: gender relations. Not solely as a source of economic exploitation: we are not controlled by our work and economy, media controls you. But as a source of cultural domination. Is society doing the best it can: you think you are free but you are a slave of commodities and you wants.
