A Study On Marcuse’s Theory Of Cultural Criticism

Marcuse,the giant of Frankfurt school,is the pioneer leader of marxist theoretical research.Marcuse made a comprehensive analysis,study and criticism of the western industrial society,so as to expose the various conflicts and irreconcilable contradictions of the capitalist industrial society at that time.In his opinion,the industrial level of capitalist society is gradually improved,and people’s living standard is also greatly improved.Moreover,the development of science and technology in western countries has alleviated the contradiction between the people and the capitalist system to a certain extent.People gradually become numb,lose the most basic judgment ability and become more and more willing to live under the capitalist system.In the long run,there has been alienation in capitalist society,which permeates all aspects of capitalist society,from the field of science and technology to the field of people’s life,from the alienation of thinking mode to the alienation of psychological structure,and even the alienation of the relationship between people and nature.Marcuse cultural critique theory give us warning is,in the form of contemporary capitalist society and the kernel under the new era,has changed,from the objective world,namely to today’s subjective world political and economic fields,namely thought psychological field,formal this change is afoot,modern western capitalist society is already a totalitarian society in miniature.Firstly,this paper analyzes the historical context and historical background of marcuse’s cultural criticism theory,fully explores its ideological origin,and lays the ideological foundation for clarifying the core direction and overall framework of marcuse’s cultural criticism theory.Secondly,based on the development of marcuse’s thought and the context of The Times,this paper explores the value center of his cultural criticism theory,summarizes its core direction,and sets a benchmark for the structure of the logical system.Thirdly,divide the hierarchy of theoretical system based on the theme and object of criticism,use quantitative induction and qualitative research to gradually construct the ideological system of cultural criticism theory,and then clarify the logical structure and theoretical framework of marcuse’s cultural criticism theory.Finally,after the completion of the system architecture,marcuse’s critical theory of culture is analyzed and evaluated as a whole,and an objective review is made to explore its contemporary vitality and explore its contemporary value.