Critical Theory and MethodologyCritical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible. |
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Page 97
... ( Horkheimer 1972a , p . 229 ) From this perspective the task of critical theory was one of immanent critique that merely required pointing to the discrep- ancy between the basic liberal values of freedom and equality proclaimed by ...
... ( Horkheimer 1972a , p . 229 ) From this perspective the task of critical theory was one of immanent critique that merely required pointing to the discrep- ancy between the basic liberal values of freedom and equality proclaimed by ...
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... Horkheimer's research program was that it was " positivistic enough " to envision the necessity of an interdisci- plinary materialism — that is , cooperation between Marxist the- ory and the social sciences ( Honneth 1987 , p . 349 ) ...
... Horkheimer's research program was that it was " positivistic enough " to envision the necessity of an interdisci- plinary materialism — that is , cooperation between Marxist the- ory and the social sciences ( Honneth 1987 , p . 349 ) ...
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... Horkheimer , Theodor Adorno , Herbert Marcuse - to abandon their original conception of com- bining research and practice in an interdisciplinary research pro- ject . Yet rather than reject their adherence to Marx altogether , Adorno ...
... Horkheimer , Theodor Adorno , Herbert Marcuse - to abandon their original conception of com- bining research and practice in an interdisciplinary research pro- ject . Yet rather than reject their adherence to Marx altogether , Adorno ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 5 |
Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism | 62 |
Positivism in the Social Sciences | 69 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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