The Marcusean Inheritance as a Possibility not yet realized: From a pre- to a post-technological Culture and Society Cover Image

The Marcusean Inheritance as a Possibility not yet realized: From a pre- to a post-technological Culture and Society
The Marcusean Inheritance as a Possibility not yet realized: From a pre- to a post-technological Culture and Society

Author(s): Federico Sollazzo
Subject(s): Social Philosophy
Published by: Editura Institutul European
Keywords: Marcuse; Technology; Society; Culture;

Summary/Abstract: The main construens in heritance of One-Dimensional Man is to leave open the chance for a radical change in the possible continuation of our civilization towards a two-dimensional society, and this may be possible thanks to the level of development reached by current technology. Indeed, there is already a two-dimensional society in our past that Marcuse defines as led by the pre-technological culture. This seems to be a paradox and a contradiction: how to realize a two-dimensional society through and thanks to advanced technology, if the only example we have of such two-dimensionality is given by the pretechnological culture?

  • Issue Year: IV/2016
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 25-48
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: English