Meaning of critical theory | Babel Free

Definitions

The examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas developed by the Frankfurt School.

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“I define⟳ critical theory as something broader than Critical Theory in the Frankfurt School usage but not unrelated to it. I use⟳ the term to designate the traditions of dialectical and self-reflective thought initiated during the historical moment of Kant and Hegel.”

“[…]; if you do not know⟳, or care to know⟳, much about critical theory, the writings of Butler are academic in the unflattering sense⟳ of that term. But in their world, they are, if not royalty, lords of the realm.”

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