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Max Horkheimer

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A German philosopher and sociologist who became director of the Institute for Social Research in 1930 and, in that role, is generally credited with turning it toward the interdisciplinary program of critical theory that gave the Frankfurt School its name and philosophical identity. He led the Institute through its exile from Nazi Germany and co-authored Dialectic of Enlightenment with Theodor Adorno.

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Birth Year
1895 1
Notable Publication
Dialectic of Enlightenment (with Theodor Adorno, 1944/1947) 1
Office Held
Director, Institute for Social Research (1930-1958, with the wartime years in exile) 1
Death Year
1973 1
Tradition
Frankfurt School, Critical Theory 1
Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Frankfurt School, Schools of Philosophy
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Founded By

Frankfurt School, Schools of Philosophy
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

In Branch

Political Philosophy, Branches of Philosophy
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Influenced

Theodor W. Adorno, Philosophers
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Works Attributed

Dialectic of Enlightenment, Works
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sources
1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and Informations.v. Critical Theory
Quote, s.v. Critical Theory
In a narrow sense, “Critical Theory” (often denoted with capital letters) refers to the work of several generations of philosophers and social theorists in the Western European Marxist tradition known as the Frankfurt School.
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1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationAssociated With: Frankfurt SchoolView the Source
1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationIn Branch: Political PhilosophyView the Source
1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationInfluenced: Theodor W. AdornoView the Source
1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationWorks Attributed: Dialectic of EnlightenmentView the Source
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