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Max Horkheimer

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Max Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist, born in 1895, best known for developing critical theory as director of the Institute for Social Research, commonly associated with the Frankfurt School. He died in 1973. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1895-02-14 1
Birth Year
1895 1
Death Date
1973-07-07 1
Death Year
1973 1
Birthplace
Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany 1
Death Place
Nuremberg, West Germany 1
Nationality / Culture
German (United States citizen from 1940) 1
Defining Contribution
Directed the Institute for Social Research from 1930, developing critical theory through analysis of instrumental reason, the erosion of truth and the social-psychological roots of authoritarianism, work foundational to the Frankfurt School. 1
Notable Work
Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947, with Theodor W. Adorno) 1
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Critical Theory

Max Horkheimer
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Associated With

University of Chicago, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Max Horkheimer (Wikipedia)

Institutions Informed

Herbert Marcuse, Social Theorists

Marcuse joined Horkheimer Institute for Social Research in the 1930s and contributed to its early critical theory program.

Theories Developed

Critical Theory, Social Theory and Concepts

Max Horkheimer, as director of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, is a founding architect of critical theory as a distinct program of Marxist-influenced social analysis.

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Nationality

Germany

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United States

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Sources
1. Max Horkheimer (Wikipedia)
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    Max Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist best known for his role in developing critical theory as director of the Institute for Social Research, commonly associated with the Frankfurt School.
  • Associated With: University of Chicago, Article text
    He returned to the United States in 1954 and 1959 to lecture as a frequent visiting professor at the University of Chicago. === Personal life and death === Max and Maidon married in 1926 and remained together until her death in 1969.
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