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critical theoryMarxist inspired movement in social and political philosophy originally associated with the work of the Frankfurt school. Drawing particularly on the thought of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, critical theorists maintain that a primary goal of philosophy is to understand and to help overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed. Believing that science, like other forms of knowledge, has been used as an instrument of oppression, they caution against a blind faith in scientific progress, arguing that scientific knowledge must not be pursued as an end in itself without reference to the goal of human emancipation. Since the 1970s, critical theory has been immensely influential in the study of history, law, literature, and the social sciences. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Mediterranean model is shown useful but in need of substantial rethinking: from within anthropology, from wider critical theory, and on the basis of "ecological study. Thus, in their essays and conversations, nearly all the contributors examine their past and present activisms, and the way critical theory and historical knowledge shape their current scholarship and movements. Critical Theory, Therapeutic Recreation Research, and the Reproduction of Power |
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