Reason and Revolution : Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory / by Herbert Marcuse

Marcuse, Herbert (1898-1979)

ISBN 10: 0710017901 / ISBN 13: 9780710017901

Published by London : Routledge And Kegan Paul, 1968

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Fine copy in the original cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 440 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 440p. ; 22cm. Subject: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831) -- Influence. , with supplementary chapter; 3rd printing. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reason and Revolution : Hegel and the Rise of Social Theory / by Herbert Marcuse
• Publisher: London : Routledge And Kegan Paul
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710017901
• ISBN 13: 9780710017901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition.

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Synopsis

It is of the very definition of any "classic" work that it will not only introduce a new depth and direction of thought, but that its original insights endure. When it first appeared in 1940, Reason and Revolution by Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) was acclaimed for its profound and undistorted reading of Hegel's social and political theory. Today, the appreciation of Marcuse's work has remained high, more relevant now than ever before.In the rapidly changing context of post-Cold War political realities, there is no better guide than Marcuse to where we have been and to what we might expect. As he well understood, turbulent and spectacular political events always ran within channels earlier set by political theory; and he equally understood that it was Hegel's often unappreciated and misunderstood theory which actually set a fundamental path of modern political life.It is a fortunate combination to have a scholar of Marcuse's brilliance and lucid honesty addressing the sources and consequences of Hegel's social theory.