Technology Alienation And Pursuit Of Freedom

The rise and development of the technology of the capitalist era, brought about great changes to the human way of life, humans turn to "the age of technology", tightly and technology. However, corresponding to the modern capitalist mode of production,technology is "double-edged sword",it brings about an affluent life for human beings, become the driving force of human progress; on the other hand, it makes the human in face with difficulties,become depressed and restricted the freedom of the destructive power. This technical rationality characteristic of modern society, so that technology to the alienation, engulfing humans’ freedom.The Frankfurt school famous social critical theorist Herbert Marcuse( 1898-1979), he inherited and developed Carle Marx and Georg Lucas’ s thoughts, constructed its own critical theory of humanism.Through the analysis of the presentsituation of developed capitalist industrial society, it announced that technology somehow strengthen on the control of people’s freedom. He revealed the status of social technology alienation developed industry, and analyzed the modern people lose free is originated from the trust and use of technology without criticism. The point of his theory is the liberation way exploring modern people’s Liberation path, Marcuse is a combination of Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, to explore an aesthetic guide civilization liberation road. Undeniable, theory construction and the liberation of the existence of defects and the scheme of Marcuse theory of logical contradiction, especially, Marx lack of sharpness and profound critique of capitalism. However, the philosopher died early. In twenty-first century, we turned to reflection, and the theory can still be found both on the theory that capitalism after World War II. This theory strides forward singing militant songs period, still have very important theoretical and practical value in today’s globalization, and also affects the theory and practice of the era of social.And this paper aims to analysis and reflects of Marcuse from the critical theory of technology alienation, analysis of its critical significance to the development of the present theory is Chinese characteristic socialism.Till now, China has experienced more than 30 years market economy, the social development of all aspects facing huge changes. The use of technological innovation to promote the transformation of economic and social development and the industry is particularly important. At the same time, the phenomenon of alienation of science and technology caused to the present has emerged in China. Therefore, Marcuse’s critical theory of technology alienation of correctly understanding the relationship between technology and people,and to prevent the impact of technological alienation is the precious experience and important warning.