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Critical theory: Critical theory in philosophy is a school of thought that examines and critiques society, culture, and power structures. It is based on the idea that social reality is not fixed or objective, but rather is constructed and maintained by powerful groups and institutions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Herbert Marcuse on Critical Theory - Dictionary of Arguments
Habermas IV 560 Critical Theory/Marcuse/Habermas: Marcuse: "If Critical Theory deals with the philosophical teachings in which one was still allowed to speak of the human, it first deals with the concealment and misinterpretations in which the human was spoken of in the bourgeois period.(1) >Ideology, >Philosophy, cf. >Historicism, >Humanism, >Humans, >Bourgeoisie, >Enlightenment, cf. >Conservatism. 1. H.Marcuse, Philosophie und Kritische Theorie, in. Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung, Hg.6, 1937, S. 640._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Marcuse, Herbert Ha I J. Habermas Der philosophische Diskurs der Moderne Frankfurt 1988 Ha III Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. I Frankfurt/M. 1981 Ha IV Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. II Frankfurt/M. 1981 |