Reason and Revolution. Hegel and the rise of social theory.

HERBERT MARCUSE

Published by London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1941

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London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1941. First edition, first printing. Large 8vo. Publisher s blue cloth, titled in gilt to upper board and spine. In jacket. | Jacket spine faded. Name to front free end paper, dated 1953. Lower panel lightly faded towards front edge. | Few philosophers have had a more lasting impact on the philosophy of history than Friedrich Hegel. Reason and Revolution is Herbert Marcuse s brilliant interpretation of Hegel s philosophy and the influence it has had on political thought, from the French Revolution to the twentieth century.In a masterpiece of dialectical thought, Marcuse superbly illuminates the implications of Hegel s philosophy, rescuing it from the taint of reactionary thought that distorted or dismissed it for the early part of the twentieth century. After a masterful survey of the main elements of Hegel s philosophical system, Marcuse argues that it is Hegel the rationalist and progressive who stands in contrast to the irrationalism of Nazism, providing the crucial platform on which Marxist thought would later build and take Hegel s thought in a radical and explosive new direction. A vital book in the development of critical theory and for understanding the great battle between liberal and reactionary thought, Reason and Revolution remains essential reading today. Source: Routledge Publisher s.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reason and Revolution. Hegel and the rise of social theory.
• Publisher: London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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