The Research On Marcuse’s Critical Thought Of Technological Reason

Technological alienation and rational crisis are one of the prominent manifestations of western modernity crisis.Criticizing and reassessing science and technology and modern reason has become an era task of contemporary Western Marxism.Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality is quite representative in the western Marxist critical theory of modernity.Deeply dig into the ins and outs of his thoughts,re-interpret the critical content of Marcuse’s critical thoughts of technical rationality,and study the theoretical value and limitations of Marcuse’s critical thoughts of technical rationality,which have theoretical and practical value.The first chapter summarizes the "origin" of thought and explores the background and opportunity of Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality.Like any profound theoretical thought,Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality not only originated from the conscious capture and theoretical perspective of the epochal issues of Western modern civilization,but also has its own ideological origin and discourse inheritance.It can be said that it is generated from multiple internal and external contexts,multiple factors of history and thought.The historical evolution of technological rationality,the many crises of the developed western industrial society after World War II,and the pedigree of Marxism and Western Marxism constitute the multiple origins of Marcuse’s critical thinking on technological rationality.The second chapter discusses the "construction" of thought,and reveals the theoretical development of Marcuse’s critical thought of technological rationality from the perspective of technological rationality alienation.First of all,Marcuse points to the manifestations of the alienation of technological rationality in all fields of society: in the economic field,people are enslaved by the current economic relations and trapped in the daily struggle for survival;in the political field,opposing factions and classes are integrated,and dissenting voices are suppressed.;In the cultural field,high-level culture is rejected,and people are absorbed into the integration of spiritual culture.Secondly,he deeply criticized the alienation of technological rationality from the "pathological" level: not only reveals the control logic of the "purity" of technological rationality(from the control to the controlling person),but also reveals the control of the "neutrality" of technological rationality.Substance(making a positive or one-way modern "iron cage").Finally,Marcuse pointed out the path to liberation from the dilemma of alienation: pursuing the liberation of Eros,re-seeking the revolutionary subject,and restoring negative thinking.Chapter Three expands the thought "Analysis",to research and evaluate Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality.First,it points out the characteristics of Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality,namely,politicization and historicization.Whether it is the ideological revelation of technology or the investigation of the development and variation of technological rationality in capitalist society,it all shows that: in Marcuse’s place,technology is by no means a political and transhistorical thing,but a historical and political one.category.Secondly,reveal the contribution and limits of critical thinking of technological rationality.On the one hand,Marcuse’s critical thought of technical rationality is a concern for the free survival of people in developed industrial societies,a continuation of Marx’s humanistic thought,and also provides a philosophical reflection on ecological Marxism;on the other hand,he Marx’s critical understanding of political economy,judgment of revolutionary subjects,and grasp of the value of science and technology are all one-sided.Finally,explore the realistic enlightenment of the critical thinking of technological rationality: establish a reasonable concept of scientific and technological development,adhere to the humanistic care and people-oriented,and seek the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.