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ficulty of One-Dimensional Man and the demands that it imposes | ficulty of One-Dimensional Man and the demands that it imposes | ||
upon its reader. | upon its reader. | ||
*Uncritical thinking derives its beliefs, norms, and values from | |||
existing thought and social practices, while critical thought | |||
seeks alternative modes of thought and behavior from which it | |||
creates a standpoint of critique. Such a critical standpoint | |||
requires developing what Marcuse calls "negative thinking," | |||
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Notes
- For Marcuse, dialectical thinking involved the ability to abstract one's
perception and thought from existing forms in order to form more general concepts. This conception helps explain the dif- ficulty of One-Dimensional Man and the demands that it imposes upon its reader.
- Uncritical thinking derives its beliefs, norms, and values from
existing thought and social practices, while critical thought seeks alternative modes of thought and behavior from which it creates a standpoint of critique. Such a critical standpoint requires developing what Marcuse calls "negative thinking,"