num_pages: 288
description: Distinguished scholars--Jurgen Habermas Claus Offe Douglas Kellner and Martin Jay among others--draw upon historical theoretical and biographical information to assess Marcuse's philosophy from its grounding in classical German idealism through the break with Heidegger to his role in the American counterculture of the sixties and seventies. Indispensable for anyone interested in an in-depth understanding of one of the most burning issues of our the relation of critical theory to social action.
language: English
title: Marcuse: Critical Theory and the Promise of Utopia
publisher: Praeger