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020 _a1441113398
020 _a9781501311017
100 1 _aMasquelier, Charles,
245 1 0 _aCritical theory and libertarian socialism :
260 _bBloomsbury Publishing Inc
_c2014
300 _a210 pages ;
490 1 _aCritical theory and contemporary society
505 0 _aHuman emancipation and labour as self-realization -- Towards the reconciliation of humanity and nature -- Realizing the transformative potential of critical theory -- The premises of institutionalized emancipatory practice -- Human emancipation and communication -- Drawing the contours of institutionalized emancipatory practice -- Critical theory, libertarian socialism and reconciliation -- Conclusion : critical theory, libertarian socialism and contemporary Western capitalist societies.
520 _aThis volume in the Critical Theory and Contemporary Society series examines the role critical theory plays in today's political, social, and economic crises, showing how it can help to both diagnose and remedy such problems. Critical social theory is first revisited by exposing the affinity between Marx's critique of political economy, the critique of instrumental reason elaborated by the first generation of the Frankfurt School, and the libertarian socialism of G.D.H. Cole. This is followed by a proposal for a radical reorganization of economic and political life and the corresponding develop.
650 0 _aCritical theory.
650 0 _aCritical theory
650 0 _aSocialism.
650 4 _aCritical theory.
650 4 _aSocialism.
650 7 _aKritische Theorie.
650 7 _aSozialismus.
650 7 _aPolitische Theorie.
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