The Frankfurt School
The name for a group of scholars associated with the
Institute for Social Research. These
scholars came to believe that Marxist theory had become narrowly construed
toward communism and socialism. They
developed a body of work focusing on social understanding and change using
broader views of Marx. They included
the works of Hegel, Kant, Marx and Freud.
The criticism is skeptical of Capitalism and works are evaluated under
many of the power structures described by Marx; along with social,
psychological and cultural studies that reveal the actions of a group our
society. Their intent was to understand
social change and how to foster freedom from power.
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