Marcuse planned a systematic theory of transitions between social systems

Evidence

The major historical changes of social systems, and the theories associated with them will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to such transitions as those from feudalism to capitalism, from laissez-faire to organized industrial society, from capitalism to socialism and communism. — Herbert Marcuse, One-Dimensional Man, 26

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Marcuse’s early project merged Heideggerian phenomenology with Marx against Engels’ naturalism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 274; Marcuse’s dialectical method treated totalitarianism as both reaction and continuation of liberalism — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 404; Freedom depends on theorizing the plasticity of transition — Catherine Malabou, What Should We Do with Our Brain?, 229 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Freedom depends on theorizing the plasticity of transition #expands (0.78) — Catherine Malabou, What Should We Do with Our Brain?, 229