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Article: The Frankfurt School: Its History, Theories, and Political Significance.
- Article from:
- The Review of Metaphysics
- Article date:
- December 1, 1995
- Author:
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Wiggershaus, Rolf. Translated by Michael Robertson. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1994. ix + 787 pp. Cloth, $60.00; paper, $25.00--This is above all a documentary book, written in monumental proportions. Not only the "history," but also the "theories" and the "political significance" of the Frankfurt School are discussed here in a narrative style and in constant reference to the biographical and, more generally, the social, political, and ideological-intellectual contexts. The author's sources are not only theoretical publications but also interviews with members of the Institute for Social Research, archive material, and published and unpublished correspondence. The work thus ...