Herbert Marcuse
Born in 1898
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Philosophy
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Herbert Marcuse was a German-Jewish philosopher, political theorist, and sociologist associated with the Frankfurt School.
Born in 1898, he fled Nazi Germany in 1934, eventually settling in the United States.
Marcuse's work combined elements of Marxism, psychoanalysis, and critical theory, challenging the conformity and consumerism of post-war capitalist society.
His writings, particularly "Eros and Civilization" and "One-Dimensional Man," profoundly influenced the New Left and student movements of the 1960s.
Marcuse's critique of technological rationality and his concept of "repressive tolerance" made him a leading intellectual figure of his time.
