The Aesthetic Dimension
The Aesthetic Dimension: Toward a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics is a 1977 book about aesthetics by philosopher Herbert Marcuse. It explicates Marcuse's account of modern art's political implications and relationship with society at large.
It is the final major work by Marcuse, best known as a founding member of the Frankfurt School. The book is also noteworthy as a demarcation of his split with Marxism via his rejection of Marxist aesthetics.
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