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Herbert Marcuse and the Great Refusal: Key Insights from The Frankfurt School


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Explore how Herbert Marcuse and The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory significantly influenced 20th-century thought. This episode delves into Marcuse's analysis of new forms of repression post-industrial revolution, his understanding of 1960s student protests, and the concept of The Great Refusal—focusing on human subjectivity, power, control, and consumption. We discuss major points of The Great Refusal and its under-examined relevance today.
0:00: Intro
1:34: New Forms of Repression and Consumption
5:43: Rick Roderick on Internal Contradictions Within Rationalism
7:04: Modern Examples
11:09: The New Sensibility and Potential for Change

#HerbertMarcuse #TheGreatRefusal #FrankfurtSchool #CriticalTheory #20th-centuryphilosophy #studentprotests #repression #industrialrevolution #humansubjectivity #power #control #consumption

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