Philosophize This! Episode #114 ... The Frankfurt School pt. 7 - The Great Refusal
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Dec 23, 2017 AI Snips
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Differing Perspectives on the 1960s Protests
- Stephen West's ex-grandmother-in-law, a stay-at-home mother during the 1960s, perceived student protests differently than the protesters themselves.
- She viewed them as spoiled and ungrateful, a common sentiment among her peers, highlighting the subjectivity of the era.
The Great Refusal: A Personal Journey
- The Great Refusal, according to Herbert Marcuse, is a deeply personal journey of radicalizing one's own subjectivity.
- It requires self-reflection and understanding of how one's own conditioning affects their views on liberation.
Protest Against Reality?
- Marcuse warns against protesting a distorted view of reality shaped by external sources.
- He emphasizes the importance of critical self-assessment to avoid fighting for the wrong causes.