Naslov
Renaissance of Herbert Marcuse: A Study on Present Interest iin Marcuse's Interdisciplinary Critical Theory

Autori
Visic, Maroje

Izvornik
Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems (1334-4684) 17 (2019), 3; 659-683

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Marcuse ; interdisciplinary critical theory ; Frankfurt School ; social movements ; critique

Sažetak
Recent years have witnessed a revival of interest in Marcuse’s critical theory. This can be partly ascribed to Marcuse’s interdisciplinary approach to humanities and social sciences. Many of Marcuse’s ideas and concepts are tacitly present in contemporary social and ecological movements. Contemporary literature on Marcuse is positively inclined to his theory while the critique of Marcuse dates back to the ‘70s, and remains largely unimpaired. This fact poses significant challenges to the revival of Marcuse’s critical theory. This study sets out to report on current interest in Marcuse’s critical theory trying to correct “past injustices” by responding to negative criticism. The main flaw of such criticism – as we see it – is in failing to perceive interdisciplinary character of Marcuse’s critical theory. Marcuse’s renaissance cannot be complete without, to use dialectical term, sublating the history of negative criticism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Sociologija, Filozofija

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