Marcuse

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United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)

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Both Gramsci and Marcuse came to the conclusion that the ideological underpinnings and the ' superstructure ' of society was vitally important in the understanding of class control (and acquiescence). Source: Internet

Fromm argues that later scholars such as Marcuse accepted these concepts as dogma, whereas social psychology requires a more dynamic theoretical and empirical approach. Source: Internet

In 1964 Parsons flew to Heidelberg in Germany in order to celebrate the 100th birthday of Max Weber and discuss Weber's work with Jürgen Habermas, Herbert Marcuse and others. Source: Internet

Marcuse 1975, 371. The spelling of oboe was adopted into English c. 1770 from the Italian oboè, a transliteration in that language's orthography of the 17th-century pronunciation of the French name. Source: Internet

However, Fromm distinguished his concept of love from unreflective popular notions as well as Freudian paradoxical love (see the criticism by Marcuse below). Source: Internet

In several letters Nelson would keep Parsons informed of the often turbulent leftist environment of Herbert Marcuse. Source: Internet

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