The Aesthetic Dimension

Toward a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics

Herbert Marcuse

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English

Beacon Press
15 June 1979

Philosophy: aesthetics

Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form or expression that can take up where religion and philosophy fail and contends that aesthetics offers the last refuge for two-dimensional criticism in a one-dimensional society.

By: Herbert Marcuse
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 119g
ISBN: 9780807015193
ISBN 10: 0807015199
Pages: 108
Publication Date: 15 June 1979
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Best known as author of One-Dimensional Man and Eros and Civilization,Herbert Marcuse (1896-1979) was a founder of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. He was until his reitrement professor of philosophy as the University of California, San Diego.

Reviews for The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics

His insights are genuine and his ... work, with its discussions of 18th and 19th century literature (by implication transferable to other modes of art) has a prophetic quality that suggests new generations will look at the Marxian model as a quaint artifact. - Publishers Weekly Marcuse has written a study of aesthetics that will be central to intelligent discussion of this subject for some time. It is one of those profound books which simply must be taken into account. - Theory and Society His insights are genuine and his ... work, with its discussions of 18th and 19th century literature (by implication transferable to other modes of art) has a prophetic quality that suggests new generations will look at the Marxian model as a quaint artifact. Publishers Weekly Marcuse has written a study of aesthetics that will be central to intelligent discussion of this subject for some time. It is one of those profound books which simply must be taken into account. Theory and Society