What is Marcuse's concept of one-dimensional man?
My concept of 'one-dimensional man' describes individuals in advanced industrial society who have lost their critical faculties. They are integrated into the system through technology and consumerism, accepting its values and goals without question. This creates a society that is superficially affluent and democratic but fundamentally repressive, lacking the capacity for genuine negation or radical change.
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