Traditional Versus Critical Theory

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Aug 21, 202600:21:48Education

New Discourses Bullets, Ep. 178 Critical Theory originates in the formal sense from a 1937 essay penned by Frankfurt School director Max Horkheimer, bearing the title "Traditional and Critical Theory." In that essay, Hor...

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