We discuss the 1967 essay by Herbert Marcuse titled “The End of Utopia” in which Marcuse argues that “utopic” is no longer a valid polemic, we are at the “end of history” but for a far different reason than Fukuyama, and that we need a redefinition of socialism.
In episode 4 of 4 on Herbert Marcuse’s “One-Dimensional Man,” we discuss “The Great Refusal,” Marcuse’s solution for how to think ‘two-dimensionally.’
In episode 3 of 4 on Herbert Marcuse’s “One-Dimensional Man,” we discuss how man became one-dimensional including the concept of repressive desublimation.
In episode 2 of 4 on Herbert Marcuse’s “One-Dimensional Man,” we discuss the irrationality of rational society.
In episode 1 of 4 on Herbert Marcuse’s “One-Dimensional Man,” we provide a short biography of Marcuse, discuss the historical context of this book, introduce the two main theses, explain what Marcuse means by “technology,” and discuss how advanced industrial society is totalitarian.
We discuss the essay titled “The Fourth World War Has Begun” by the leader of the Zapatista EZLN Subcomandante Marcos.