Critical Theory: Norms Facts

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Critical theory is the name given to the type of social and political philosophy started in Frankfurt in the 1930’s. As Rainer Forst puts it, critical theory attempts to establish “a connection between reflection in philosophy and in social science informed by an interest in emancipation.” In this particular iteration of the course, we will pick up critical theory in some of its most recent formulations, starting with the work of Jürgen Habermas and moving on through some of the writings of Axel Honneth, Rahel Jaeggi, Rainer Forst, ending (surprisingly) with some late work by Jean-Paul Sartre from 1965.