Lecture seven The Frankfurt School and the Critical Theory One, History of the Institute for Social Research 1, Historical Background the betray of the spirit of revolution KPD. the survival of the Soviet Union SPD, the survival of the Weimar Republic Problem: are there any possibilities of new Praxis? 2, the Found ing of the Institute (1923) The institute. On the one hand, independent from the government(sponsored by felix Weil) On the other hand, be affiliated to the Frankfurt University The directors of the institute Carl Grunberg: the Grunberg Archive Max Horkheimer: the Journal for Social Research, the project of Social Philosophy (or Critical Theory) 3. the institute in exiles Be forced to exile(be both Jewish and Marxist) The institute: first to Geneva, then to the United States(renamed as the international Institute for Social Research in Columbia University) The Journal: printed in Paris in the language of German, the title changed int Studies in Philosophy and Social Science"(1939-1941) Theory: to deal with the relationship between social philosophy and social science; to deal with the changed historical cond ition, that is the nonexistence of the proletariat as the subject of revolution Main representatives: Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Eric Fromm. friedrich pollock 4. the institute after the wars Back to Germany(1949-) The Frankfurt School and the students' movement in 1968(Herbert Marcuse, Theodor Adorno 5, Three generations of the Frankfurt Schoo First generation: Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Eric Fromm, Friedrich Pollock( Walter Benjamin) Second Generation: Jurgen habermas Third Generation: Axel HonnethLecture Seven The Frankfurt School and the Critical Theory One, History of the Institute for Social Research 1, Historical Background: the betray of the spirit of revolution KPD, the survival of the Soviet Union SPD, the survival of the Weimar Republic Problem: are there any possibilities of new Praxis? 2, the Founding of the Institute (1923) The institute: On the one hand, independent from the government (sponsored by Felix Weil) On the other hand, be affiliated to the Frankfurt University The directors of the institute: Carl Grunberg: the Grunberg Archive Max Horkheimer: the Journal for Social Research, the project of Social Philosophy (or Critical Theory) 3, the institute in exiles Be forced to exile (be both Jewish and Marxist) The institute: first to Geneva, then to the United States (renamed as the International Institute for Social Research in Columbia University) The Journal: printed in Paris in the language of German, the title changed into “Studies in Philosophy and Social Science” (1939-1941) Theory: to deal with the relationship between social philosophy and social science; to deal with the changed historical condition, that is the nonexistence of the proletariat as the subject of revolution Main representatives: Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Eric Fromm, Friedrich Pollock 4, the institute after the wars Back to Germany (1949-) The Frankfurt School and the students’ movement in 1968 (Herbert Marcuse, Theodor Adorno) 5, Three generations of the Frankfurt School First generation: Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Eric Fromm, Friedrich Pollock (Walter Benjamin) Second Generation: Jurgen Habermas Third Generation: Axel Honneth