Towards a Critical Theory of Society: Collected Papers of Herbert Marcuse, Volume 2

by PETER MARCUSE; VIA SANDRA DIJK

• ISBN13: 9780415137812
• ISBN10: 0415137810
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This second volume of Marcuse's collected papers includes unpublished manuscripts from the late 1960s and early 1970s, such asBeyond One-Dimensional Man,Cultural RevolutionandThe Historical Fate of Bourgeois Democracy,as well as a rich collection of letters. It shows Marcuse at his most radical, focusing on his critical theory of contemporary society, his analyses of technology, capitalism, the fate of the individual, and prospects for social change in contemporary society. Douglas Kellner's introduction places Marcuse's work in the context of his developing critical theory of society and relationship to the Frankfurt School. In the Afterword, Jurgen Habermas assesses Marcuse's relevance and importance today.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Peter Marcuse
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction Herbert Marcuse and the Vicissitudes of Critical Theory	1	(34)
Douglas Kellner
The Problem of Social Change in the Technological Society	35	(24)
The Individual in the Great Society	59	(22)
The Containment of Social Change in Industrial Society	81	(14)
Political Preface to Eros and Civilization, 1966	95	(12)
Beyond One-Dimensional Man	107	(14)
Cultural Revolution	121	(42)
The Historical Fate of Bourgeois Democracy	163	(24)
Watergate: When Law and Morality Stand in the Way	187	(6)
A Revolution in Values	193	(10)
Letters	203	(28)
Herbert Marcuse to Leo Lowenthal, March 26, 1955	207	(1)
Herbert Marcuse to Leo Lowenthal, September 9, 1955	208	(1)
Herbert Marcuse to Leo Lowenthal, February 16, 1961	209	(1)
Leo Lowenthal to Richard Popkin, March 31, 1964	210	(2)
Herbert Marcuse to T.W. Adorno, January 24, 1960	212	(1)
Max Horkheimer and T.W. Adorno to Herbert Marcuse, February 12, 1960	213	(2)
Herbert Marcuse to T.W. Adorno	215	(1)
Herbert Marcuse to Max Horkheimer and T.W. Adorno (unsent letter)	216	(3)
Herbert Marcuse to Raya Dunayevskaya, August 8, 1960	219	(1)
Raya Dunayevskaya to Herbert Marcuse, August 16, 1960	220	(6)
Herbert Marcuse to Raya Dunayevskaya, August 24, 1960	226	(1)
Frederick Pollock to Herbert Marcuse, December 8, 1960	227	(1)
Memorandum: Herbert Marcuse and Frederick Pollock, November 10, 1960	228	(3)
Afterword The Different Rhythms of Philosophy and Politics for Herbert Marcuse on his 100th Birthday	231	(8)
Jurgen Habermas
Index	239