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An Essay on Liberation [Marcuse, Herbert] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. An Essay on Liberation Review: Essay on Liberation - Amazing Read, love anything Herbert Marcuse Review: Beautiful Brilliance - Wow, wow, and wow!! The more I read Marcuse, the more I fall in love. His command of language is a rare gem combined with an unequalled intellect that deconstructs western consumerism and slavery of the human spirit. One of the most arresting moments of the book: his thoughts on obscenity. "Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the Establisment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to the expressions of its own morality but to those of another." He illustrates this by stating that obscenity is not a work of art or a woman's genitalia, but a 4 star general or a clergyman espousing the virtues of war. The rest of the book is a beautiful treatise on how we have the power to truly liberate ourselves from the tyranny of consumerism and false consciousness.
| Best Sellers Rank | #439,855 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #220 in Sociology of Social Theory #466 in Communism & Socialism (Books) #612 in Modern Western Philosophy |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (44) |
| Dimensions | 5.49 x 0.24 x 8.46 inches |
| Edition | Edition Unstated |
| ISBN-10 | 0807005959 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0807005958 |
| Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 108 pages |
| Publication date | June 1, 1971 |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
C**R
Essay on Liberation
Amazing Read, love anything Herbert Marcuse
M**N
Beautiful Brilliance
Wow, wow, and wow!! The more I read Marcuse, the more I fall in love. His command of language is a rare gem combined with an unequalled intellect that deconstructs western consumerism and slavery of the human spirit. One of the most arresting moments of the book: his thoughts on obscenity. "Obscenity is a moral concept in the verbal arsenal of the Establisment, which abuses the term by applying it, not to the expressions of its own morality but to those of another." He illustrates this by stating that obscenity is not a work of art or a woman's genitalia, but a 4 star general or a clergyman espousing the virtues of war. The rest of the book is a beautiful treatise on how we have the power to truly liberate ourselves from the tyranny of consumerism and false consciousness.
A**R
Good
Good
A**K
Pleasant surprise
I expected another doctrinaire diatribe extolling the Marxist 'cause' and the coming Revolution. What I got sounded sane, balanced and what's more, intelligent. This reads very much like H. D. Thoreau, for the 20th century. Short book, plenty of analysis and insight into modern culture.
Z**O
Great read.
Marcuse was a great thinker and challenged every aspect of modern contemporary thought and philosophy, should be regarded as required reading.
S**M
Required reading for college course.
Price and availability made this a great purchase. Book was in great shape and I used it extensively for class.
O**Z
I didn't get the title I ordered
This is the second time I try ordering "An essay on Liberation" by Herbert Marcuse and instead receive "Fit or Fat?" by Covert Bailey. The weird thing is, I ordered from two different providers...
E**C
Very Accurate description of book when explained by seller
Very true to what the seller proposed the book to be
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