The evolution of the philosophical program of the Frankfurt School’s critical theory

Authors

  • Irina M. Ratnikova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

Critical Theory, the Frankfurt School, modernity, communicative action, struggle for recognition, right to justification

Abstract

The evolution of the philosophical discourse of the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory as one of the most important research program in modern Humanities is studied in this article. The invariant content that provides conceptual integrity and immanent logic in its development from the classical stage (M. Horkheimer, T. Adorno, etc.) to the modern version (A. Honnet, R. Forst, etc.) is explicated.

Author Biography

  • Irina M. Ratnikova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    competitor at the department of philosophy of culture, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published

2019-02-18

Issue

No. 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology

Section

History of Philosophy

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[1]
Ratnikova, I.M. 2019. The evolution of the philosophical program of the Frankfurt School’s critical theory. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology. 1 (Feb. 2019), 55–63.