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Jan 1, 2019 · This book aims to bring the study of capitalism back to the forefront of critical theory. In doing so, Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi lay out a bold agenda for a theoretical approach that, in their view, has become almost indistinguishable from liberalism (pp. 5–6).
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Dec 12, 2023 · The need for a broad approach to critical theory is prompted today by a range of contemporary social, political, economic, and ecological crises and struggles as well as the critique of Eurocentric forms of knowledge production. 1. The Frankfurt School: Origins, Influences, and Development. 1.1 Origins and Generations.
Oct 1, 2017 · The volume addresses three main topics in five sections: the current state of democracy and human rights, the current state of global capitalism, and the conceptual and theoretical resources of Critical Theory itself.
Jan 29, 2023 · How should critical theorists re-engage with the critique of capitalism without entrapment in old ideological certainties? They revisit the classical debates about transformative agency, direction and methods of change, and the place of normative ideals and of moral theory in the critique of capitalism in light of the current historical juncture.
Sep 8, 2022 · Critical theorists, on the other hand, tend to treat the capitalist economy and democratic politics as holistically distinguishable spheres of activity. This holistic perspective not only helps critical theorists to more clearly present capitalism and democracy as two conflicting modes of sociation.
Dec 30, 2023 · Highlights the characteristics of modern capitalism and how it differs from classical capitalism; Examines the relationship between poverty and inequality and modern state capitalism; Discusses how modern economic development has created growth and innovation to nations and individuals
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Dec 8, 2021 · Joining a long line of works in critical theory, from Karl Marx’s Capital to Hannah Arendt’s Imperialism, Zuboff claims that she produces theory to put us, her readers, on a path toward emancipation from, and resistance against, alienation. Critical theorists generally assume that abstract and holistic thinking can be emancipatory.