A Study on Authority
by Herbert Marcuse
Translated by Joris De Bres
Part of the Radical Thinkers series
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111 pages / January 2008 / 9781844672097
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This is the first paperback edition of what is now recognized as Marcuse’s most important collection of writings on philosophy. He analyzes and attacks some of the main intellectual currents of European thoughts from the Reformation to the Cold War. In a survey that includes Luther, Calvin, Kant, Burke, Hegel and Bergson, he shows how certain concepts of authority and liberty are constant elements in their very different systems. The book also contains Marcuse’s famous response to Karl Popper’s Poverty of Historicism, and his critique of Sartre.
Reviews
“Marcuse brought a forceful clarity to the leftist table; a classical Marxism willing to confront new realities.”
“Lucid and powerful.”
“It is a worldly philosopher's dream: his long neglected works catch fire, illuminate his times and emblazon his name for posterity. It does not often come true, but it did for Herbert Marcuse.”
“Well worth reading.”
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