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1 online resource |
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Critical theory and contemporary society |
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Critical theory and contemporary society.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Human emancipation and labour as self-realization; 2 Towards the reconciliation of humanity and nature; 3 Realizing the transformative potential of critical theory; 4 The premises of institutionalized emancipatory practice; 5 Human emancipation and communication; 6 Drawing the contours of institutionalized emancipatory practice; 7 Critical theory, libertarian socialism and reconciliation; 8 Conclusion: Critical theory, libertarian socialism and contemporary Western capitalist societies; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This volume in the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society series examines the role critical theory plays in today's political, social, and economic crises, showing how it can help to both diagnose and remedy such problems. Critical social theory is first revisited by exposing the affinity between Marx's critique of political economy, the critique of instrumental reason elaborated by the first generation of the Frankfurt School, and the libertarian socialism of G.D.H. Cole. This is followed by a proposal for a radical reorganization of economic and political life and the corresponding develop |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index |
| Notes |
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Critical theory -- Political aspects
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Anarchism -- Social aspects
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Socialism -- Social aspects
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Political science & theory.
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Social & political philosophy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism & Socialism.
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Critical theory
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Socialism
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Kritische Theorie
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Sozialismus
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Politische Theorie
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1441119280 |
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9781441119285 |
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9781441175700 |
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1441175709 |
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9781501302084 |
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1501302086 |
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