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End Of Utopian Socialism And Regression

Posted on:2015-03-12Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X B KangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2266330428455958Subject:Foreign Marxism
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Herbert Marcuse(1898--1979),famous contemporary philosopher, politicalactivist,devoted his life to thinking of social change and reform movement.Westernstudents is popular spiritual idol rebel movement.As a principal member of theFrankfurt School.As a principal member of the Frankfurt School, and his thinking hasbecome an important part of the Marxist theory of Western thought.Marcuse use itsunique multi-faceted perspective of re-structure the important ideas of Marxism,andcreate their own unique style of utopian socialist theoretical system,from manyaspects of ideology, social status, and science and technology demonstrated socialismpossibility and inevitability of the demise of capitalism,as we continue to pursue theideals of socialism provides a powerful spiritual force.This paper is divided into four main parts, the first starting from the origin ofMarcuse wrote utopian socialist theory,early, middle and late to give them a detailedtheory of the formation of comb.And separately for each period inherited andabsorbed philosophy be explained.Marcuse’s utopian socialism summarizes the theoryis the theoretical basis of the reference sea Degel existential analyticphilosophy,Lukacs’ Mterialization theory,Hegelian dialectic thinking,alienated labortheory of Marx and Freud’s psychoanalytic method the establishment and formationup.Secondly, focusing on representations of Marcuse’s critical theory ofcapitalism,and from three aspects were developed critique of social status andrecognition industry.First,based on the alienation of labor alienation and technologyanalysis critique of capitalism developed industry.In the real capitalist society,labor isno longer a pastime,proactive and positive instincts activities, and became a worker’sphysical and mental abuse and oppression.Science and technology not only while it isreasonable also, as a new form of domination instead of the traditional economic and political domination,subtly integrated into the human system under the managementof science and technology, allowing people to lose critical,transcendent and negativityability to eventually become a one-dimensional person.Second,for the existingideological criticism,the developed capitalist society by all means to create "falseneeds" to achieve human compulsive consumption, and promote socialreproduction,people become greedy,mad pursuit of material enjoyment,and believethis is they pursue life.Third,for political and social critique of capitalism,Marcusepointed out that freedom is freedom of consumer choice evolved intocommodities,convergence evolved into partisan politics is not free, people living in afree society completely lost but the layout is given the highest freedom.Again, from the point of view of the inherent logic of multi-Marcuse utopiansocialist theory,put forward the End of Utopia.Utopia ranging from fantasy,everythingpast that impossible things can be built in the future, the people of the "Utopia"as aconcept is difficult to realize the need for an end."Utopia"advocated by the socialneed to build instead of building in the history of the future.Meanwhile,the traditionalconcept of Marxism Marcuse argued the need for an end,it has not suited tocontemporary social reality,must bere-examined and understood.To seek the victory ofthe socialist revolution must establish a new revolutionary subject and therevolutionary road.Finally, in the absence of Marcuse’s utopian theory of the existence of anobjective assessment rear,discusses the intent and spirit of its contemporary valuetheory.Provides a powerful spiritual motivation for us to continue the pursuit ofsocialist ideals.
Keywords/Search Tags:Marcuse, Utopia, alienation, one-dimensional
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