Herbert Marcuse vs. Bertrand Russell

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Herbert Marcuse

Herbert Marcuse

1898 – 1979

Philosophy
West Germany
Frankfurt School

Herbert Marcuse was a German–American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin and then at the University of Freiburg, where he received his PhD. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research, which later became known as the Frankfurt School.

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"German idealism rescued philosophy from the attack of British empiricism, and the struggle between the two became not merely a clash of different philosophical …"

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

1872 – 1970

Philosophy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Analytic philosophy

British philosopher, logician, and social critic.

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"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3-parts dead."

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Connections

Bertrand Russell was influenced by Herbert Marcuse
Shared era: 1898 – 1970