English Explanatory Dictionary

critical theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The examination and critique of society and literature, drawing from knowledge across social science and the humanities; (in particular) the original ideas developed by the Frankfurt School.

Word forms

critical theory

Etymology

Calque of German kritische Theorie, first defined by Max Horkheimer in his 1937 essay “Traditional and Critical Theory”.

Derived words

critical race theory critical theorist
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