Marcuse’s "One Dimensional Man" Alienation Of Theory Analysis

"One dimensional man" is marcuse criticized capitalist society ideology, He with his unique observation and influence in the Frankfurt school plays important role,the book is strong on the enlightenment of modern society until now, With the development of economy, the improvement of material life satisfied the People’s Daily life, But behind this kind of totalitarian societies is a kind of to the person’s repressive and negation, people turned out to be one dimensional thinking, Marcuse inherited predecessors’ theory, for fierce criticism of capitalist society.He thinks that alienation phenomenon in the 20th century than ever before showing the characteristics of the overall, involves the political system, economic system, philosophy and everyday thinking have gradually become a target. In the context of the "one dimensional man" arises at the historic moment, while marcuse’s theory of alienation is under the influence of Marx’s theory of labor alienation, and throughout his life the research direction is heidegger’s existentialism phenomena of the physical person, trying to existentialism and marxism, and then he saw the connection between Marx and Hegel, and tries to reveal the Hegel’s philosophy of marxism. After the war, he found that the rationalism cannot solve the social contradictions, and created his own logic tools, to correct the shortage of the marxism with Freud’s doctrine, on the basis of the psychoanalysis, On the basis of analysis of the spirit, he proposed the liberation of Eros and single people thought had a profound impact on the world. His later years, his research focused on the field of aesthetics, he will look to aesthetics, advocated by establishing a new sensibility to probe the way to solve the alienation from the aesthetic, rebuild liberated humanity to return to the world.So, In marcuse’s view, need to be done on the alienation of social politics, economy, culture and so on various aspects of reform, He is trying to break the alienation of people’s critical and negative influence, so the alienation theory and reveal the humanistic care, the people’s misfortune sympathy and pity. But at the same time his theory of alienation is also full of limitations, only blame the development of the rationality of science and technology, the emergence of alienation unavoidable appear some bias, at the same time, the lack of historical materialism, he didn’t see the capitalist society, class contradictions and the irrationality of the capitalist system, trying to utopian mode through revolutionary way to solve the contradiction has inevitable limitations. There is no denying the fact that marcuse’s theory of alienation with the construction of a harmonious society in China is instructive, pay attention to the needs of people, the unity of the pursuit of material desire and spiritual relationship, when we’re building a harmonious society, also to the development of the people’s desire, reach substance corresponds to the spirit, makes every effort to build a sustainable development, people-oriented society.