Critical Theory

AvAlan How

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This book examines the intellectual contribution made by Frankfurt School Critical Theory to our understanding of modern life. Thematically organized and offering a strong mix of historical and contemporary material, it considers the work of both the first and second generation. While the work of the latter is often taken to exceed that of the former, the author suggests that insights gleaned by both, regarding the human subject, offer a significant alternative to post-modern ideas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-08-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Traditions in Social Theory
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333751527

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ALAN HOW is Curriculum Leader for undergraduate sociology and Course Leader for the Masters programme at University College Worcester. His previous book is The Habermas-Gadamer Debate and the Nature of the Social (1995).

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'How offers something new and valuable. The book's charm flows from the generosity of its authors enthusiasm combined with a near-faultless consideration of the reader's needs. Short enough to be unintimidating yet long enough to deal with the expository demands of technically difficult material... here is a book to excite teachers and students.' - John Parker, University of Wales, Swansea, The Times Higher Education Supplement

Innehållsförteckning

ForewordIntroductionPART 1: HISTORICAL CONTOURSEarly Days, Early Doubts: From Optimism to AmbiguityDisillusion and the Rise of the Nietzschean StreakThe Reconstruction of Critical Theory: From Ideology Critique to Communicative ReasonPART 2: SUBSTANTIVE IDEAS: THE FIRST GENERATIONRationalisation as ReificationCritical Theory, the Family and the Narcissistic PersonalityPART 3: SUBSTANTIVE IDEAS: THE SECOND GENERATIONOvercoming the Impasse: Habermas's Reconstruction of Critical TheoryCritical Theory and PostmodernismPART 4: CONCLUSIONWhy Read Critical Theory?Further ReadingBibliography.

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