Critique As Social Practice: Critical Theory and Social Self-understanding - Brossura

Celikates, Robin

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1786604639 ISBN 13: 9781786604637

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019

Riassunto

Can critical theory diagnose ideological delusion and false consciousness from above, or does it have to follow the practices of critique ordinary agents engage in? This book argues that we have to move beyond this dichotomy, which has led to a theoretical impasse. Whilst ordinary agents engage in complex forms of everyday critique, it must remain the task of critical theory to provide analysis and critique of social conditions that obstruct the development of reflexive capacities and of their realization in corresponding practices of critique. Only an approach that is at the same time non-paternalistic, pragmatist, and dialogical as well as critical will be able to realize the emancipatory potential of the Frankfurt School tradition of critical theory in radically changing social circumstances.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Robin Celikates is Professor of Social Philosophy at the Free University Berlin.

Naomi van Steenbergen is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at Utrecht University, Netherlands.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield International
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1786604639
• ISBN 13: 9781786604637
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile