Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 153-168 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Critical Sociology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2005 |
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Keywords
- critical theory
- Horkheimer
- religion
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Social Theory and the Premise of all Criticism : Max Horkheimer on Religion. / Brittain, Christopher.
In: Critical Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 1-2, 01.2005, p. 153-168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Social Theory and the Premise of all Criticism
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AU - Brittain, Christopher
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N2 - This essay examines the fragmentary writings of Max Horkheimer on religion. It demonstrates that Horkheimer was consistently drawn to refection on religion throughout his life in response to limitations he perceived within Marxist theory and practice. While he agreed with Marx that the “criticism of religion is the premise of all criticism,” he did not think that “the criticism of religion has been largely complete.” As he struggled to overcome the dogmatism he saw in the Marxism of his age, and in the dominance of scientific method, Horkheimer looked to religion as a site in which one encountered a negative concept of truth, and a substantive moral longing for justice. The essay concludes by exploring two critical evaluations of Hokheimer's perspective.
AB - This essay examines the fragmentary writings of Max Horkheimer on religion. It demonstrates that Horkheimer was consistently drawn to refection on religion throughout his life in response to limitations he perceived within Marxist theory and practice. While he agreed with Marx that the “criticism of religion is the premise of all criticism,” he did not think that “the criticism of religion has been largely complete.” As he struggled to overcome the dogmatism he saw in the Marxism of his age, and in the dominance of scientific method, Horkheimer looked to religion as a site in which one encountered a negative concept of truth, and a substantive moral longing for justice. The essay concludes by exploring two critical evaluations of Hokheimer's perspective.
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SP - 153
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