Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man (1964), Ch. 3. Boston: Beacon Press, 1991, p. 71
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In its relation to the reality of daily life, the high culture of the past was many things—opposition and adornment, outcry and resignation. But it was also the appearance of the realm of freedom: the refusal to behave.
— Herbert Marcuse on High culture
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About Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse (July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a prominent German-American philosopher and sociologist of the Frankfurt School.
About Herbert Marcuse
Herbert Marcuse (July 19, 1898 – July 29, 1979) was a prominent German-American philosopher and sociologist of the Frankfurt School.
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