Every sentence in Critical Theory essays must be read through the whole essay

Evidence

Their mode of reasoning was rarely inductive or deductive, a reflection of their insistence that every sentence must be mediated through the totality of the essay in order to be understood fully. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 541

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antisystematic essays resist summary because form is essential to their effect — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 541; Critical theoretical work is inherently open-ended and dialogical, never linear; Dialectical prose demands every proposition be equally close to the centre — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia: Reflections from…, 83 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Antisystematic essays resist summary because form is essential to their effect #corroborates (0.95) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 541
• The prison Notebooks’ fragmentary form shapes how his concepts must be read #exemplifies (0.85) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 78
• Critical theoretical work is inherently open-ended and dialogical, never linear #corroborates (0.82)
• Dialectical prose demands every proposition be equally close to the centre #qualifies (0.72) — Theodor W. Adorno, Minima Moralia, 83