Category: Sophistication (Mastery)
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Freedom, Desire and the One-Dimensional Society (Herbert Marcuse, 1898–1979)
Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979) was one of the leading thinkers of the Frankfurt School and a major figure in twentieth-century Critical Theory. His work joined Marx, Freud and German philosophy in an attempt to explain a problem that orthodox Marxism had struggled with: why people in rich capitalist societies often adapt to systems that constrain them…
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Education, Culture and the Politics of Possibility (Henry A. Giroux, 1943–)
Henry A. Giroux occupies an unusual place within Critical Theory because he takes questions first posed about capitalism, ideology and culture and brings them into the field of education. His central claim is simple but far-reaching: education is never just the transfer of knowledge. It also shapes how people understand themselves, other people and the…
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