Critical Theory Philosophy / Edition 1

by David Ingram

Overview

Critical Theory and Philosophy illuminates one of the most complex and influential philosophical movements of this century. After tracking Critical Theory to its source in the works of Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Weber, David Ingram examines the four major figures of the Frankfurt School: Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse, and Jurgen Habermas. The logical structure of this text guides both novice and veteran students through specific social and political concerns toward a gradual understanding of the philosophy of critical evaluation. Includes chapters on: · The Philosophical Roots of Critical Theory · Freud and the Problem of Ideology · Weber and the Dialectic of Enlightenment · Marcuse and the New Politics of Liberation · Horkheimer and Habermas on Critical Methodology · Contemporary Trends in Social Philosophy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557782014
Publisher:	Paragon House Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/1998
Series:	Issues in Philosophy Series
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

DAVID INGRAM is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University of Chicago. He is the author of Habermas and the Dialectic of Reason and coeditor, with Julia Simon-Ingram, of Critical Theory: The Essential Readings.