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An Essays on Liberation by Marcuse, Herbert is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is An Essays on Liberation about?

In this concise and startling book, the author of One-Dimensional Man argues that the time for utopian speculation has come. Marcuse argues that the traditional conceptions of human freedom have been rendered obsolete by the development of advanced industrial society. Social theory can no longer content itself with repeating the formula, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs," but must now investigate the nature of human needs themselves. Marcuse's claim is that even if production were controlled and determined by the workers, society would still be repressive—unless the workers themselves had the needs and aspirations of free men. Ranging from philosophical anthropology to aesthetics An Essay on Liberation attempts to outline—in a highly speculative and tentative fashion—the new possibilities for human liberation. The Essay contains the following chapters: A Biological Foundation for Socialism?, The New Sensibility, Subverting Forces—in Transition, and Solidarity.

Who reads An Essays on Liberation?

Author

Marcuse, Herbert

Publisher

Beacon Press

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780807005958

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Political Science, Sociology, History

Rating

3.89 / 5 (379 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14