20th Century Cultural Critique (A Deep Interpretation of Western Marxism)

Author: Yi Junqing et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Interprets Western Marxism as a profound cultural critique theory in terms of its fundamental theoretical positioning and essential spirit, and respectively demonstrates its themes such as ideological critique, critique of technological rationality, critique of mass culture, critique of personality structure and psychological mechanisms, critique of modernity, and critique of the modern state. It can be asserted that Western Marxism is one of the most rich, systematic, and profound cultural critique theories of the 20th century, offering significant reference value for our comprehensive understanding of the cultural anxieties, crises, and resistance of humanity in the 20th century.
This book breaks through the traditional philosophical understanding framework. It does not use the materialist view, dialectical view, epistemology, and understanding of historical materialism from traditional textbook philosophy to trim and select the theoretical views of Western Marxism. Instead, it interprets Western Marxism as a profound cultural critique theory in terms of its fundamental theoretical positioning and essential spirit, against the backdrop of the profound cultural anxieties and crises experienced by humanity in the 20th century. It respectively demonstrates its themes such as ideological critique, critique of technological rationality, critique of mass culture, critique of personality structure and psychological mechanisms, critique of modernity, and critique of the modern state. It can be asserted that Western Marxism is one of the most rich, systematic, and profound cultural critique theories of the 20th century, offering significant reference value for our comprehensive understanding of the cultural anxieties, crises, and resistance of humanity in the 20th century.