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One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society is a 1964 book by the philosopher and critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, in which the author offers a wide-ranging critique of both contemporary capitalism and the Communist society of the Soviet Union, documenting the parallel rise of new forms of social repression in both these societies, and the decline of revolutionary potential in the West. He argues that "advanced industrial society" created false needs, which integrated individuals into the existing system of production and consumption via mass media, advertising, industrial management, and contemporary modes of thought.[1] This results in a "one-dimensional" universe of thought and behavior, in which aptitude and ability for critical thought and oppositional behavior wither away. Against this prevailing climate, Marcuse promotes the "great refusal" (described at length in the book) as the only adequate opposition to all-encompassing methods of control.

One-Dimensional Man - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1964 book by Herbert Marcuse One-Dimensional Man Cover of the first edition Author Herbert Marcuse Language English Subjects Capitalism , communism , democracy , industrialization Publisher Beacon Press Publication date 1964 Publication place United States Media type Print Pages 257 ISBN 0-415-07429-0 (2. ed.) Dewey Decimal 301.243 Library of Congress Classification</span>"}]]}'>LC Class HM101 .M268 Part of a series on the Frankfurt School Major works Dialectic of Enlightenment Eclipse of Reason Eros and Civi

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