Critical Theory And Libertarian Socialism Realizing The Political Potential Of Critical Social Theory
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781441113399
Description: This volume in the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society series examines the role critical theory plays in today's political, social, and economic crises, showing how it can help to both diagnose and remedy such problems. Critical social theory is first revisited by exposing the affinity between Marx's critique of political economy, the critique of instrumental reason elaborated by the first generation of the Frankfurt School, and the libertarian socialism of G.D.H. Cole. This is followed by a proposal for a radical reorganization of economic and political life and the corresponding develop.