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The people recognize themselves in their commodities they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.
Herbert Marcuse
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Herbert Marcuse
Age: 81 †
Born: 1898
Born: July 19
Died: 1979
Died: July 29
Philosopher
Political Theorist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Berlin
Germany
Levels
Splits
Home
Commodity
Equipment
Soul
Consumption
Find
Kitchen
Commodities
People
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Automobile
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Growth
Materialism
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