Idea of a Critical Theory Habermas and the Frankfurt School

Name: Idea of a Critical Theory Habermas and the Frankfurt School
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ISBN: 9780521284226

ISBN-10: 0521284228

ISBN-13: 9780521284226

Edition: 1981

Authors: Raymond Geuss, Robert B. Pippin

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Habermas and earlier members of the Frankfurt School have presented critical theory as a radically new form of knowledge. It is differentiated from the natural sciences as essentially 'reflective': the knowledge it provides guides us towards enlightenment as to our true interests, and emancipation from often unsuspected forms of external and internal coercion. Its first paradigms are in the writings of Marx and Freud. In this book Raymond Geuss sets out these fundamental claims and asks whether they can be made good. Is a science which does not simply describe and explain social phenomena, but also criticizes? The concept of ideology plays a crucial role in this discussion. Geuss carefully…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/30/1981
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 116
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Robert B. Pippin is the Evelyn Stefansson Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, the Department of Philosophy, and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author or editor of many books.



EditorsG++ introduction


Preface


List of abbreviations


Introduction



Ideology



Interests



Critical theory


Index