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Theodor W. Adorno (/ əˈdɔːrnoʊ / ə-DOR-noh; [ 8 ]German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ʔaˈdɔʁno] ⓘ; [ 9 ][ 10 ] born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, whose work has come to be associated ...
Liberal arts education at the secondary school level prepares students for higher education at a university. [citation needed] [30] Curricula differ from school to school, but generally include language, chemistry, biology, geography, art, mathematics, music, history, philosophy, civics, social sciences, and foreign languages. [31]
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture, including certain fundamental questions asked by humans. During the Renaissance, the term 'humanities' referred to the study of classical literature and language, as opposed to the study of religion or ' divinity.'. The study of the humanities was a key part of ...
The International Alfred Schutz Circle for Phenomenology and Interpretive Social Science; The New School; Guide to the Papers of the Alfred Schutz Family at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York. Alfred Schutz YouTube Video; Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences (SPHS) Human Studies: A Journal of Philosophy and the Social Sciences (Springer)
Max Horkheimer (/ ˈhɔːrkhaɪmər /; German: [ˈhɔɐ̯kˌhaɪmɐ]; 14 February 1895 – 7 July 1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist who was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the Frankfurt School of social research. Horkheimer addressed authoritarianism, militarism, economic disruption, environmental crisis, and ...
Philosophy portal. Society portal. v. t. e. A critical theory is any approach to humanities and social philosophy that focuses on society and culture to attempt to reveal, critique, and challenge power structures. [1] With roots in sociology and literary criticism, it argues that social problems stem more from social structures and cultural ...
Social philosophy examines questions about the foundations of social institutions, behavior, power structures, and interpretations of society in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations. [ 1 ] Social philosophers emphasize understanding the social contexts for political, legal, moral and cultural questions, and the development of ...
Georg Simmel (/ ˈzɪməl /; German: [ˈzɪməl]; 1 March 1858 – 26 September 1918) was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. Simmel was influential in the field of sociology. Simmel was one of the first generation of German sociologists: his neo-Kantian approach laid the foundations for sociological antipositivism, asking "what is ...