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Max Horkheimer: Architect of Critical Theory
Max Horkheimer’s name is synonymous with the heart of the Frankfurt School. As one of its towering figures, Horkheimer not only led the Institute for Social Research through its most formative years but also helped shape what we now know as Critical Theory—a framework that ...
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Carl Grünberg: The Founding Force Behind the Frankfurt School
Born in 1861 in Focsani (in what was then Austria-Hungary), Grünberg was a Marxist historian and economist. His work focused on the materialist conception of history, and he was deeply invested in understanding the relationship between economics, class structures, and social change.
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Emancipatory Knowledge: Learning Our Way to Liberation
The Culture Industry: Adorno and Horkheimer’s theory that mass-produced culture creates passive consumers—seen today in the commodification of activism and constant streaming entertainment that distracts from civic engagement.
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Negative Dialectics: Why We Need to Embrace Complexity
The Culture Industry: Adorno and Horkheimer’s theory that mass-produced culture creates passive consumers—seen today in the commodification of activism and constant streaming entertainment that distracts from civic engagement.
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The Culture Industry: Mass Production, Passive Consumers, and the Modern Distraction Machine
The Culture Industry: Adorno and Horkheimer’s theory that mass-produced culture creates passive consumers—seen today in the commodification of activism and constant streaming entertainment that distracts from civic engagement.
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Immanent Critique: When Ideals Clash With Reality
This article explores the power of interdisciplinary critique—how blending perspectives from different fields sparks fresh insights and challenges entrenched thinking. Featuring a nod to the Frankfurt School, it unpacks why crossing disciplinary lines is essential for tackling today’s complex problems.
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