Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.
Herbert Marcuse Quotes
The criterion for free choice can never be an absolute one, but neither is it entirely relative.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Herbert Marcuse Quotes: The criterion for free choice can never be an absolute one, but neither..."
| Birth: | 19th July, 1898 |
| Death: | 29th July, 1979 |
| Nationality: | American, German |
| Profession: | Philosopher, Professor, Sociologist, Theorist |
About
Herbert Marcuse was born in Berlin, Germany. He was a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Freiburg in 1922. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research – what later became known as the Frankfurt School. After his studies, in the late 1960s and the 1970s he became known as the preeminent theorist of the New Left and the student movements of Germany, France, and the United States. He served as a professor at Columbia University, Harvard University, Brandeis University, and University of California, San Diego. He wrote several books include: Reason and Revolution, Soviet Marxism, Eros and Civilization, One-Dimensional Man, Counterrevolution and Revolt, Studies in critical philosophy, and The Aesthetic Dimension.
Share with your friends