1898-1979. German political philosopher, in
the USA from 1934; his theories combining
Marxism and Freudianism influenced radical
thought in the 1960s. His books include
One-Dimensional Man 1964. Marcuse preached
the overthrow of the existing social order by
using the system's very tolerance to ensure
its defeat; he was not an advocate of violent
revolution. A refugee from Hitler's Germany,
he became professor at the University of
California at San Diego 1965.