The Anatomy of a Critical Theory
This little segment of Horkheimer's thought allows us to dissect the Critical Theory and clearly understand its anatomy and consequences.
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Traditional and Critical Theory According to Max Horkheimer
James Lindsay brings you through some of the text of Max Horkheimers essay so you can understand Critical Theory from its birth.
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An Accessible Summary of Critical Theory
James Lindsay explains the nature of Critical Theory in a way that will leave you clearer than ever on this menace to our society.
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Introducing Woke Nationalism
When we talk about Woke Left and Woke Right, while the essential core of being "Woke" is mostly the same, there are some key differences.
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Critical America Theory, Left and Right
You can have a Critical Race Theory about race, a Critical Gender Theory about sex, even a Critical America Theory about America.
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The Poison of Negative Idealism
Negative idealism explains why "critical" movements like Communism, Fascism, and Woke of all types trend toward violence.
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What Woke Really Means
Even though it's a term without a stable meaning as it evolved, "Woke" is increasingly coming to mean something quite specific and precise.
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The Essence of Critical Theory
Critical theory is a tool for delegitimizing a real thing for not being some kind of sociopolitical ideal thing that cannot even exist.
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Left and Right with Society in the Balance | James Lindsay
What are "Left" and "Right," politically? Where does political extremism come from, on both sides, in our present era of polarization?
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