What theory of socialism in the western countries has Herbert Marcuse put forward? And can we counter the criticism that some leftist groups have directed at Marcuse?
In this chronicle, Harald Berntsen discusses the theory of socialism in the western countries that Herbert Marcuse has put forward. At the same time, Berntsen is countering the criticism that some leftist groups have directed at Marcuse.
The student revolt goes from one country to another, and has now also reached the University of Oslo. This does not mean that Norwegian students are facing an imported "revolution". The Norwegian uprising originated partly in special Norwegian conditions, and partly in conditions common to the universities of the industrialized countries.