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Critical Theory, Politics and Society - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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Critical Theory, Politics and Society - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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An introduction to the critical theory of the Frankfurt School,
providing an assessment of thinkers such as Pollock, Marcuse,
Horkheimer, Adorno, Neumann, Lowenthal, Fromm, Kirchheimer and
Habermas, and the political and intellectual context in which they
worked. The account considers the political context of the
formative work of the School against the background of the Weimar
Republic and of Nazi Germany. It contrasts this with the very
different background of 1950s Germany in which Habermas embarked on
his academic career, and goes on to discuss the enduring relevance
of critical theory to the contemporary political agenda. In
particular, Stirk illustrates the continuing validity of the
Frankfurt School's criticism of positivist, metaphysical, and, more
recently, postmodernist views, and its members' attempts to
incorporate psychological perspectives into broader theories of
social dynamics. He assesses the School's contribution to key areas
of contemporary debate including morality, interest, individual and
collective identity and the analysis of authoritarian and
democratic states.
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