Marcuse’s Critical Theory Of Developed Industrial Soceity’s Ideology Control

Herbert Marcuse (19th July1898－29th July1979), a German-born American,is one of the most eminent radical philosopher of Frankfurt School, one of theinfluential Social Theorists, thinker and philosopher. His Social Critical Theorybrought him world fame as the most influential thinker of New Left Movementin America. His One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of AdvancedIndustrial Society published in1964is the representative work of social criticaltheory which great influence on the western society.The prosperous economy and fast development of the Western world afterWWII did not draw Marcuse’s attention. Otherwise he focused on therelationship between the individual and the society in reality and revealed thenature of modern industrial society with sharp critique. He saw a new type oftotalitarian society which laid out a gradually intensified overall oppress,especially the spiritual side, on the people through the economy prosperity.Based on the practical and theoretical analysis of modern capitalist society heproposed a theory that science and technology is ideology which pointed out thatin fast developed industrial society ideology had already become a maingovernment tool. Critical ideology consists the core of Marcuse’s criticizes onmodern capitalist society. Thus in order to grasp the mains idea of Marcuse’ssocial criticize theory and understand the nature of modern capitalist society weshould how modern capitalist society control the public ideology.First the thesis makes a brief analysis on the meaning of Marcuse’s main ideafrom both a practical and theoretical point of view.Next causes of formation of the Marcuse’s main idea by analyzing some issues inMarcuse’s critical theory of ideology control in developed industrial society formsocial background and Philosophical theory background。Then the paper analyzes and summarizes the main idea of Marcuse’s criticaltheory of Developed Industrial Society’s Ideology Control which includescritiques on daily consciousness, culture consciousness and philosophizing.At last this thesis explains the theoretical meaning, limitation, and historic influence of Marcuse’s theory based on the analysis and survey of Marcuse’scritical theory of ideology control in developed industrial society...