Frankfurt School
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The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Frankfurt School Context triple: [Herbert Marcuse, movement, Frankfurt School]
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Vienna University of Economics and Business
Vienna University of Economics and Business is a leading Austrian public university in Vienna specializing in business, economics, and social sciences, known for its large international student body and modern campus.
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin is a prestigious public research university in Germany’s capital, renowned for its historic contributions to science and the humanities and for pioneering the modern research university model.
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University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a major public research university in Bonn, Germany, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences and its long tradition of scholarly excellence.
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London School of Economics
The London School of Economics is a prestigious London-based university renowned worldwide for its teaching and research in economics, politics, law, and the social sciences.
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University of Frankfurt (Oder)
The University of Frankfurt (Oder), historically known as the Alma Mater Viadrina, was a prominent early modern German university in Brandenburg that educated notable figures such as Wilhelm von Humboldt.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Frankfurt School Target entity description: The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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Vienna University of Economics and Business
Vienna University of Economics and Business is a leading Austrian public university in Vienna specializing in business, economics, and social sciences, known for its large international student body and modern campus.
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Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin is a prestigious public research university in Germany’s capital, renowned for its historic contributions to science and the humanities and for pioneering the modern research university model.
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University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a major public research university in Bonn, Germany, renowned for its strong programs in the humanities and sciences and its long tradition of scholarly excellence.
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London School of Economics
The London School of Economics is a prestigious London-based university renowned worldwide for its teaching and research in economics, politics, law, and the social sciences.
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University of Frankfurt (Oder)
The University of Frankfurt (Oder), historically known as the Alma Mater Viadrina, was a prominent early modern German university in Brandenburg that educated notable figures such as Wilhelm von Humboldt.
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Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual movement
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school of social theory and philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
analysis of ideology
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critique of modern capitalist society ⓘ emancipation from domination ⓘ |
| basedIn | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ social philosophy ⓘ sociology of culture ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alfred Schmidt
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Erich Fromm ⓘ Franz Neumann ⓘ Friedrich Pollock ⓘ Herbert Marcuse ⓘ Jürgen Habermas ⓘ Leo Löwenthal ⓘ Max Horkheimer ⓘ Oskar Negt ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno ⓘ Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| hasPart | Institute for Social Research ⓘ |
| influenced |
communication studies
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contemporary Marxism ⓘ critical pedagogy ⓘ critical theory ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ feminist theory ⓘ media studies ⓘ political theory ⓘ postcolonial theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ György Lukács ⓘ
surface form:
Georg Lukács
German idealism ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Marxism
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critical theory ⓘ critique of authoritarianism ⓘ critique of capitalism ⓘ cultural criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
dialectical method
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immanent critique ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ |
| movement |
Western Marxism
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critical theory tradition ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ
surface form:
neo-Marxism
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| notableIdea |
authoritarian personality
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communicative rationality ⓘ culture industry ⓘ dialectic of enlightenment ⓘ immanent critique ⓘ instrumental reason ⓘ Negative Dialectics ⓘ
surface form:
negative dialectics
one-dimensional society ⓘ public sphere ⓘ |
| notableWork | critical theory ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
authoritarianism
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fascism ⓘ mass culture ⓘ positivism ⓘ traditional Marxism ⓘ uncritical scientism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (72)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt School of critical theory
subject surface form:
Herbert Marcuse
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt School critical theory
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Frankfurt School of social theory
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt School of critical theory
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Frankfurt School (circle)
subject surface form:
Critique of instrumental reason
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt Institute for Social Research