Bernard E. Harcourt, "Critique and Praxis: A Critical Philosophy of Illusions, Values, and Action" (Columbia UP, 2020)
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Critical Theory
i wonder whether, for example, the notion of illusion has this kind of a break with the view of of normal people. In other words, does it, is it something thatyou knowo only an elite has access to? So letme, let me, let me take those separately, because i think they raise different and important issues. The first is the question of vity. One of the criticisms of critical theory is that it is founded on and does nothing more than kind of negate or criticise particular efforts,. including efforts to make the world better.
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