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Stephen Eric Bronner: Critical Theory, Enlightenment, radical politics (1)

Posted on October 16th, 2007 in Enlightenment, German philosophy, Lukacs, Marcuse, Martin Luther King Jr., Marxism, Nietzsche, Stephen Eric Bronner, critical theory, democracy, idealism, left, social movements, social theory, utopia.

Stephen Eric Bronner is not content to regurgitate the critical theory of its European originators of an earlier era, and he is not averse to criticizing their lapses. None of his books are to be missed, but for critical theory I suggest Of Critical Theory and Theorists above all. In October 2006 I read the [...]

February-April 2007 reading review

Posted on June 28th, 2007 in Adorno, American Philosophy, Antonio Negri, Cornel West, Jewish Studies, Marcuse, Marxism, Ranciere, Richard Rorty, Roy Bhaskar, Wittgenstein, atheism, critical theory, irrationalism, naturalism, positivism, pragmatism, reading, religion, science, social theory.

I have long delayed summarizing the books I read in all or part from February through April 2007, partly in hope of writing extensive reviews of some of them. For now, I will just list the books and some other materials, and I can always return and delve into more detail at a future date. [...]