The Marcusean inheritance as a possibility not yet realized: from a pre-to a post-technological culture and society
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 alr...
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| Language: | English |
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Editura Institutul European Iasi
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice |
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| Online Access: | http://revistapolis.ro/documente/revista/2016/Numarul_4(14)2016/editorial/3_F%20Sollazzo.pdf |
| Summary: | 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 pre-technological culture?. |
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| ISSN: | 1221-9762 2344-5750 |