Herbert Marcuse:
(Berlin, 19 July 1898 – Starnberg, 29 July 1979).
Prominent German-American philosopher and sociologist, who gained widespread recognition in the 1960s for his critical, change-oriented view of society.
He belonged to the Frankfurt School. Marcuse became famous for the concept of repressive tolerance, which means that oppression can occur under the guise of freedom. His book One-dimensional Man gained worldwide fame for its criticism of the capitalist system and empty consumerism. He was considered the spiritual father of the student protests of the 1960s.
The truth of art lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality… to define what is real.
