What is critical theory

from Pomodoro Breaks · host Panigrahi Nirma

Explore Carl Trueman's profound analysis of Critical Theory, tracing its origins from Hegel and Marx through the radical Frankfurt School thinkers like Marcuse. This essential history details CT's systemic critique of traditional institutions, emphasizing concepts like alienation, reification, and ideological control. Trueman reveals how this philosophy’s spirit of negation shapes modern challenges to truth, anthropology, and culture war debates today.

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