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The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Theory

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Michael J. Thompson

    1. Political Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, USA

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  • Offers the first full and in-depth handbook account of critical theory from the Frankfurt School through today
  • Explores central themes and concepts of critical theory from diverse perspectives in political science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, comparative literature, art and aesthetics, and history
  • Contains contributions from leading scholars and critical theorists from around the world

Part of the book series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose (POPHPUPU)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: What Is Critical Theory?

    • Michael J. Thompson
    Pages 1-14

  4. Critical Epistemology and the Aims of Social Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Critical Theory and the Historical Transformations of Capitalist Modernity

      • Moishe Postone
      Pages 137-163

    3. Critical Theory as Radical Comparative–Historical Research

      • Harry F. Dahms
      Pages 165-184

    4. The Frankfurt School and the Critique of Instrumental Reason

      • Gregory Smulewicz-Zucker
      Pages 185-206

    5. Materialism in Critical Theory: Marx and the Early Horkheimer

      • David A. Borman
      Pages 207-229

    6. Critique as the Epistemic Framework of the Critical Social Sciences

      • Michael J. Thompson
      Pages 231-252

  5. The Sociology of Culture and Critical Aesthetics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
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    2. Theories of Culture in the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory

      • Christoph Henning
      Pages 255-278

    3. Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory

      • James Freeman
      Pages 279-289

    4. Art and the Concept of Autonomy in Adorno’s Kant Critique

      • Max Paddison
      Pages 291-308

    5. Judging by Refraining from Judgment: The Artwork and Its Einordnung

      • Gerhard Richter
      Pages 309-327

    6. Aesthetics as the Precondition for Revolution

      • Dirk Michel-Schertges
      Pages 329-348
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About this book

This handbook is the only major survey of critical theory from philosophical, political, sociological, psychological and historical vantage points. It emphasizes not only on the historical and philosophical roots of critical theory, but also its current themes and trends as well as future applications and directions. It addresses specific areas of interest that have forged the critical theory tradition, such as critical social psychology, aesthetics and the critique of culture, communicative action, and the critique of instrumental reason. It is intended for those interested in exploring the influential paradigm of critical theory from multiple, interdisciplinary perspectives and understanding its contribution to the humanities and the social sciences.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Political Science, William Paterson University, Wayne, USA

    Michael J. Thompson

About the editor

Michael J. Thompson is Associate Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Political Science, William Paterson University, USA.

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