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and Herbert Marcuse

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is that it is producing a degenerating society and a politics headed toward collapse

the commodification of labor-power which is the key to market regulation of the economy

The New Lukács keyword-barack-obama and Herbert MarcuseDrawing deeply from the well of German philosophy, Lukcs forged a bold, new understanding of Marxismone that broke with the standard interpretations shaped by Engels and early orthodoxy. Here Feenberg offers clear, accessible explanations of the key concepts that define Lukcs's thought: reification, totality, and praxis. Rather than framing Marxism as a battle between idealism and materialism, Lukcs illuminated the central role of consciousness,