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The '''Frankfurt School''' was a [[Karl Marx|Marxist]] approach to [[philosophy]] and [[social criticism]] that originated with the Institute of Social Research in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], | The '''Frankfurt School''' was a [[Karl Marx|Marxist]] approach to [[philosophy]] and [[social criticism]] that originated with the Institute of Social Research in [[Frankfurt]], [[Germany]], in 1923. Planned as a German ''Marx-Engels-Institute (Moscov)'', it changed somewhat under its second director, [[Max Horkheimer]]. Its most famous members (and associated writers) were [[Theodor Adorno]], Max Horkheimer, [[Herbert Marcuse]], [[Walter Benjamin]] and [[Jürgen Habermas]]. The Frankfurt school of thought, also called [[critical theory]], was the intellectual inspiration behind the German [[New Left]]. Later, in the Unites Staates, it served as one foundation of [[postmodernism]]. | ||
==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
''[[Fear of Freedom]]'' | ''[[Fear of Freedom]]'' | ||
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The Frankfurt School was a Marxist approach to philosophy and social criticism that originated with the Institute of Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1923. Planned as a German Marx-Engels-Institute (Moscov), it changed somewhat under its second director, Max Horkheimer. Its most famous members (and associated writers) were Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse, Walter Benjamin and Jürgen Habermas. The Frankfurt school of thought, also called critical theory, was the intellectual inspiration behind the German New Left. Later, in the Unites Staates, it served as one foundation of postmodernism.