On the Relevance of Max Horkheimer - Introduction to His Work

The book provides a comprehensive and knowledgeable introduction to the work of Max Horkheimer and contributes to the updating of his theoretical approaches.

List of contents

Introduction: Revolution and Transcendence.- History.- Society.- Reason.- Final Consideration: Readings of the Social Philosophy of Max Horkheimer.

About the author

Dr. Gerhard Schweppenhäuser is a professor of design, communication, and media theory at the Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt and honorary senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Kassel.

Summary

The book provides a comprehensive and knowledgeable introduction to the work of Max Horkheimer and contributes to the updating of his theoretical approaches.

Product details

• Authors: Gerhard Schweppenhäuser
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Zur Aktualität von Max Horkheimer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2025
• EAN: 9783658474119
• ISBN: 978-3-658-47411-9
• No. of pages: 154
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 9 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 222 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 154 p. 1 illus.
• Series: Aktuelle und klassische Sozial- und KulturwissenschaftlerInnen
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Geschichte, Emigration, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Sociological Theory, Resistance, Theodor W. Adorno, Dialectics, Critical Theory, Max Horkheimer, Theory of History, Sociology of Knowledge and Discourse, History of Sociology, Frankfurt School, Sociology in Exile, Crisis Theory, Objectivism, Normativism, Philosophy of History of Progress, authoritarian state, Bourgeois Society, Metaphysics and Religion