The Aesthetic Dimension Of Marcuse’s Social Critical Theory And Contemporary Enlightenment

Marcuse established social critical theory and aesthetic emancipation,which occupied an important position in the history of modern western philosophy.Marcuse wrote a lot in his life,which contains rich philosophical thoughts.Marcuse "by the people of wisdom",he lay from heidegger’s existentialism "human-oriented" theory tone,determine from Marx’s theory of alienation criticism and negation "," the theoretical character of aesthetic salvation from Freud’s psychological theory to find " " theory end-result,finally and map out their unique aesthetic critical theory and liberation.In view of the many disadvantages of modern civilization,Marcuse created the concept of "one dimensional",and launched a fierce criticism of industrial society on this basis,seeking the practical possibility of aesthetic liberation.Social criticism is the logical starting point of Marcuse’s philosophy.This kind of criticism is born from the soil of the crisis of modernity and the crisis of spirit.Marcuse pointed out that as ideology,technological rationality controls every aspect of industrial society,economy,culture and ecology are all enslaved by technology,and technology has become the "sick root" of industrial society modernity.Aesthetic liberation is the core of Marcuse’s philosophy.In view of the multiple alienation phenomenon of the developed industrial society,Marcuse has always been committed to finding the way to liberation,and fixed his eyes on aesthetics,and placed the hope of eliminating alienation on aesthetic salvation.Artistic revolution is the theoretical eye of Marcuse’s philosophy.For the specific practice of aesthetic redemption,Marcuse was keenly aware of the subversive potential of art,hoping to shape the power of "new sensibility" through artistic revolution,restore people’s negative and transcendent thinking,so as to realize the liberation of people and the aesthetic reconstruction of society.As a means of liberation,aesthetics is the concentrated embodiment of Marcuse’s aesthetic thought.He advocated the implementation of aesthetic ideas in technology,consumption,culture and ecology.In the digital capitalism,capitalism culture,aesthetic diversity under the age of capitalism,marcuse criticized aesthetics aesthetic practice to be able to take care of in the perspective of aesthetic modernity,adhere to reasonable consumption,establish people-oriented science and ecology advocates harmonious coexistence,realizes the person and the social "poetic living".Therefore,Marcuse’s philosophical thoughts are related to the theoretical resources guiding China’s modernization construction,and have rich practical significance for pursuing the construction of aesthetic education modernization and rethinking the shape meaning of a better life.