
Introduction to Critical Theory
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Partly due to their rise to prominence during the politicalturmoil of the 1960s, the work of these critical theorists has beenthe subject of continuing controversy in both political andacademic circles. However, their ideas are frequentlymisunderstood.
In this major work, now available from Polity Press, David Heldpresents a much-needed introduction to, and evaluation of, criticaltheory. Some of the major themes he considers are critical theory'srelation to Marx's critique of political economy, Freudianpsychoanalysis, aesthetics and the philosophy of history. There isalso an extended discussion of critical theory's substantivecontribution to the analysis of capitalism, culture, the family,the individual, as well as its contribution to epistemology andmethodology.
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Introduction.
Part I: Critical Theory: The Frankfurt School:.
1. The formation of the Institute of Social Research.
2. Class, Class Conflict and the Development of Capitalism:.
Critical theory and political economy.
3. The Culture Industry:.
Critical theory and aesthetics.
4. The Changing Structure of the Family and the Individual:.
Critical theory and psychoanalysis.
5. The Critique of Instrumental Reason:.
Critical theory and philosophy of history.
6. Horkheimer's Formulation of Critical Theory:.
Epistemology and method 1.
7. Adorno's Conception of Negative Dialectics:.
Epistemology and method 2.
8. Marcuse's Notions of Theory and Practice:.
Epistemology and method 3.
Part II: Critical Theory: Habermas:.
9. Introduction to Habermas.
10. Discourse, Science and Society.
11. Interests, Knowledge and Action.
12. The Reformulation of the Foundations of Critical Theory.
Part III: The Importance and Limitations of CriticalTheory:.
13. An Assessment of the Frankfurt School and Habermas.
14. The concept of critical theory.
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