The Vitality of Critical Theory
| Other author | Dahms, Harry F. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited La Vergne : MyiLibrary [Distributor] |
| Description | 346 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Series | Current Perspectives in Social Theory Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation The common theme of this volume is that the critical theory of the Frankfurt School is as important today, if not more so, as it was at its inception during the 1930s. It looks at the distinguishing features of this tradition and how it is critical, yet also complementary, of other approaches in the social sciences, especially in sociology. The vanishing point of critical theory is not the replacement of diverse endeavors to illuminate the nature of modern society, rather, its purpose is to bundle overly fragmented perspectives that have been developed in theoretical sociology. Essays included address: the problematic analysis of political economy at the center of the early Frankfurt School, and the subsequent neglect of political economy; the continuing importance of alienation and reification as focal points of critical theory; differences in modes of critical theorizing during the twentieth century (with special emphases on Lukacs, Adorno, Habermas, and Postone); globalization as an analytical and normative challenge critical theorists are uniquely positioned to confront; and the most problematic feature mainstream approaches in the social sciences have in common. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781283123341 |
| ISBN | 1283123347 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781283123341 |
| Stock number | 01326671 |
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