Reason and Revolution
| Part of a series on the |
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| Major works |
| Reason and Revolution The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Eclipse of Reason The Fear of Freedom Dialectic of Enlightenment Minima Moralia Eros and Civilization One-Dimensional Man Negative Dialectics The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere |
| Notable theorists |
| Max Horkheimer · Theodor Adorno Herbert Marcuse · Walter Benjamin Erich Fromm · Friedrich Pollock Leo Löwenthal · Jürgen Habermas |
| Important concepts |
| Critical Theory · Dialectic · Praxis Psychoanalysis · Antipositivism Popular culture · Culture industry Advanced capitalism · Privatism Non-Identity · Communicative Rationality Legitimation Crisis |
Reason and Revolution: Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory, published by Herbert Marcuse in 1941, is a dialectical study of the social theories of Hegel and Marx. The author characterises it as a reinterpretation of Hegel's philosophy, with the immediate aim of demonstrating that "Hegel's basic concepts are hostile to the tendencies that have led into Fascist theory and practice".
Part One is a survey of Hegel's philosophical system, building up to his political philosophy and philosophy of history. Part Two traces the rise of social theory from this beginning. This involves two movements: the dialectical theory of society on the one hand, which passes through Kierkegaard and Feuerbach to Marx, and positivism and proto-sociology on the other, developed by Saint-Simon, Comte, Stahl, and von Stein. The conclusion examines the influence of Hegel's social philosophy on 1930s social theories.
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- marcuse.org listing with full texts of 19 reviews and links to on-line excerpts
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