Critical theory

In the decade of the twentieth century, the theory of criticism arose as a result of the Frankfurt School''s research, the German group of Jewish academics who sought to diagnose community diseases, especially fascism and capitalism. In this attractive and summary book, Stephen Erik Bruner offers a "very short introduction" series, a quick glimpse of the pioneers of critical theory, such as George Lukch, Ernest Bluch, Tudor Adorno, Lalter Benjamin, Herbert Marcus and Eurine Habermas, in addition to many of their innovative works and their experimental research. It highlights concepts such as the curriculum and the ability to act, alienation and filling, the manufacture of culture and repressive tolerance, the distractions and utopia, which distinguishes the critical theory from its traditional philosophical competitions.