Memory, Imagination And Utopia

Marcuse's theory is not only romantic aesthetics of the traditional aesthetics of the inheritance, transformation and breakthrough, but also the entire Western cultural and historical development and practical grasp. Memory and imagination as two core areas of the Marcuse romantic aesthetics, always runs through his entire aesthetic thought, to theory over the rich colors of Utopia. Marcuse's Memory and imagination of the theory is conclusion of the analysis and critical the contemporary capitalism. His theory comes from the western aesthetic tradition, especially German romantic aesthetics. He analyzed Freud's "the truth value of the memory and imagination". Memory and imagination as a human two most important psychological function, in the aesthetic theory of Marcuse filling aesthetic transcendental force, Assume the heavy responsibility of the critical Realism, saving humanity: through the memory and imagination create a new sensibility, creating a new sensibility new man, new construction of a new society, and ultimate realization of the aesthetic liberation of the human and social liberation. Although Marcuse "memory and imagination" saving humanity that divorced from the concrete and historical practice, finally guided the Utopia. But Marcuse started from the value of care and established a people's reality and aesthetic liberation of the ontological status of the priority, affirmed the nature of the natural and social practice, and as we build the ideal of human survival method opened up a new vision, which has important guiding practical significance. In addition, Marcuse's theory about memory and imagination as an aesthetic sensibility of science which improvement and development also has important inspiration significance.