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.