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Marcuse argues that advanced industrial societies, despite being democratic, display totalitarian traits through technological rationality and one-dimensionality.

A mode of critical thought that challenges the prevailing system and strives to negate the established patterns of thought.

Marcuse's term for societies that are highly developed in technology and organize life around production and consumption.

The process by which social control is exercised by allowing certain desires to be expressed, reducing the drive for social change.

The idea that technological progress has become the primary rationality, which shapes society and culture.

Marcuse's call for a radical rejection of the established norms and values of one-dimensional society, advocating for revolutionary change.

Overemphasis on the market value of products, which disguises the exploitative nature of commodity production.

The concept of achieving a form of freedom that goes beyond mere political freedoms, aiming for a liberation of human desires and full potential.

Needs created and perpetuated by society that promote consumerism and stifle individuality and freedom.

Social behaviors are governed by the measure of performance, often seen in work and production, leading to competition and repression.

The critique of how reason and logic are used to justify and maintain control, power, and oppression in society.

Art's potential to challenge the status quo by representing alternative realities and fostering critical thinking.