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The Study Of Marcuse's Aesthetic Redemption

Posted on:2013-02-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L G HouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2215330371992568Subject:Literature and art
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This study mainly around Marcuse's aesthetic redemption thinking, the first analysis of the logical starting point-the penetration process of the instrumental rationality of capitalist society. And specific analysis of Marcuse why put forward and how to achieve aesthetic salvation. Finally, the point of view of Marxism, Marcuse's Aesthetic Salvation to evaluate the critical angle.The beginning of the first chapter of the birth of capitalism, starting from the main Western religious reform in the field of ideology, sociology writings of Max Weber "The Protestant Ethic and the capital'spirit' is modeled, combined with his other part of the book explore why capitalism in the beginning of the formation and development, deeply branded with the sign of "instrumental rationality". Its elaborated around three main aspects, namely, the rationality of the Protestant ethic to promote the spirit of capitalism-the instrumental rationality into the core spirit of capitalist society. Second discourses due to the instrumental rationality of science disenchantment make religion irrational, and gradually withdraw from the secular and loss of the unifying power of the whole community in the value field. Finally, due to the differentiation of the value field of instrumental rationality rational value of the penetration, and eventually replace the value of rational, and become the core values of the whole capitalist society, as well as problems. This part of the discourse along the ideological field from the start of clues to the thinking of Max Weber, attempts to demonstrate that the source of the theory of rational criticism of Marcuse tool and clues, the second chapter further described Marcuse's aesthetic redemption thinking generation to clarify the background and reasons.The second chapter to undertake the first chapter, the first analysis of Marcuse instrumental rationality critical theory around the instrumental rationality of society tend totalitarian, helping people to become social tools, and eventually become the way of thinking this a few aspects. Described in the first chapter on the basis of the theoretical basis of modern issues discussed Marcuse Marcuse looks at the new situation combined with the development of capitalism in advanced industrial society, expand in-depth critique of instrumental rationality to discuss. Secondly, the analysis of Marcuse's solution-the first part of the problem Aesthetic Salvation, mainly around the means, ways, the effect is discussed.Chapter III of this paper is mainly to make a value judgment Aesthetic Salvation. Article first by Marx "manuscript" theory, and Marcuse on the "manuscript" describes the theory of contrast, pointed out that Marcuse's misreading of Marxist Thought, combined with the the Marcuse ideological system analysis of the reasons. Second, the representative theory article Marcuse medium-term-"Eros liberation theory" to analyze and criticize, clarify Marcuse through the transformation of Freudian thinking of trying the unscientific nature of Marxism, and then clarify the thinking and Marcou Aesthetic Salvation between the plug.
Keywords/Search Tags:Marcuse, Instrumental rationality, Aesthetic salvation, Marx Alienation
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