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Some Social Implications of Modern Technology

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Creator
Herbert Marcuse
Original publication
Nominal 1941 issue of Studies in Philosophy and Social Science 9.3; issue preface datedMarch 1942
Type
Article

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  • In Technology, War and Fascism, Collected Papers vol. 1, Routledge 1998/electronic 2004; reprinted author article · In Technology, War and Fascism, Collected Papers vol. 1, Routledge 1998/electronic 2004; reprinted author article
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    EDN-000285
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Marcuse treats technology as social organization whose direction can promote freedom or domination. His motorist example describes useful routes and conveniences planned by others, illustrating how efficient compliance can replace independent judgment. He connects industrial organization with concentrated economic power and profit. The nominal issue year is not an exact release date.

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