| The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics Contributor(s): Marcuse, Herbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807015199 ISBN-13: 9780807015193 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $18.53 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1979 Annotation: Developing a concept briefly introduced in 'Counterrevolution and Revolt, ' Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form of expression that can take up where religion and philosophy fail and contends that aesthetics offers the last refuge for two-dimensional criticism in a one-dimensional society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Social Science |
| Dewey: 335.4 |
| LCCN: 76009001 |
| Lexile Measure: 1240 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.22" W x 7.97" (0.31 lbs) 108 pages |