A crítica marcusiana ao tecnicismo científico do século XX em “O homem unidimensional”.

Abstract

Technology has held an important role in XX century. This role was analyzed by Herbert Marcuse that, among other points, has treated the very nature of this technology. Technology is one of the key concepts of Marcuse’s thought, since he explains how the relationship between technology and society occurs. Furthermore, it is worth pointing out the importance that technology has for the mechanization of life, providing an easier way to live, on the one hand, but on the other, absorbing any desire for significant changes in the unequal course of the distribution of socially produced wealth. With this, Marcuse offers us an opportunity to reflect about this acculturation that directly affects people's quality of life.