Critical Theory’s meaning shifted as different practitioners redefined it

Evidence

The label `Critical Theory’ was maintained to some extent throughout, although the various people using it understood it in different ways, and Horkheimer himself moved away from his original view of it. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 7

Categorization

• DEFINE: Shows the label ‘Critical Theory’ was never stable — different users meant different things over its history.
• QUESTION: What exactly did Horkheimer move away from in his original view? Worth chasing the specific doctrinal shifts.
• XREF: connects to: By 1947 Marcuse and the Fragments authors no longer shared one Critical Theory concept — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1678; Critical Theory retained a recognizable identity despite integrating endless outside influences — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2760; Critical Theory had to reassert itself against many intervening philosophical competitors who displaced Hegel — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 190

Broader Connections

• Critical Theory retained a recognizable identity despite integrating endless outside influences #expands (0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2760