{"product_id":"2026200012384-secondhand-marcuse","title":"Marcuse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age of conformity and consumerism, Herbert Marcuse stood as one of the twentieth century's most electrifying and controversial thinkers — and Alasdair MacIntyre's incisive study cuts straight to the heart of why. This compact but formidable volume presents a rigorous critical examination of Marcuse's foundational ideas, chronicling the trajectory of his thought from his roots in Hegelian Marxism and Freudian theory through to his explosive influence on the New Left movements of the 1960s. MacIntyre argues with characteristic philosophical precision that Marcuse's grand vision of liberation — a world freed from repressive reason and one-dimensional thinking — is as intellectually seductive as it is deeply problematic.\n\nWriting with both authority and sharp analytical wit, MacIntyre illustrates how Marcuse's synthesis of Marx and Freud gave birth to a radical critique of advanced industrial society, one that continues to provoke debate long after its initial moment of influence. Part of the acclaimed Fontana Modern Masters series, edited by Frank Kermode, this volume situates Marcuse within the broader landscape of modern intellectual history, holding his utopian ambitions up to the cold light of philosophical scrutiny. For anyone seeking to understand the intellectual currents that shaped the modern world's most turbulent decade, the question MacIntyre ultimately poses is both simple and devastating: was Marcuse a prophet, or merely a brilliant illusionist?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130977460443,"sku":"2026200012384-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/93904150-eb53-4650-bda7-b3f6f8911391.png?v=1786593376","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012384-secondhand-marcuse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}