Critical Theorists

Scholars associated with Critical Theory, the Frankfurt School tradition of Marxist-influenced social and cultural theory (e.g., Marcuse, Adorno, Horkheimer) that critically analyzes modern capitalism, rationality, and domination. The term names an identifiable intellectual movement rather than a generic adjective-plus-noun pairing.

Claims that use this term

• Critical Theorists and critical students never reached mutual understanding
• Marcuse’s One-Dimensional Man systematized late capitalist analysis missing from other Critical Theorists
• Critical Theorists and student radicals never reconciled over theory or university governance.