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The Culture Industry Theodor Adorno (1903-1969) and Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) are noted to be key figures in the studies of the culture industry, with their work still proving to be a large influence even today. In modern studies, the culture industry can be perceived through the views of the pessimist and the optimist. Both theorists hold a very solid pessimistic view on the culture industry, which is expressed through their collaborative works. Specifically, in their 1990 book, which featured

Reason is a fundamental, substantial element of explanation and enlightenment; it is best regarded as the capacity of human's beings to understand the many occurrences that life brings. Nonetheless, it is a key section in the scientific method. Researchers and experts have used this objective reasoning to verify any hypothesis. In the 20th century, the objective rationality according to the biographers became spoiled into a more subjective form formerly known as the instrumental reason or rationality

Theodor W. Adorno, a German philosopher, claimed that popular music is a product of industrialisation within his critique of mass culture. Adorno contended in his criticism that ‘the same thing is offered to everybody by the standardised production of consumption goods" which is concealed under "the manipulation of taste and the official culture's pretence of individualism’1. Adorno’s theory has come under scrutiny by scholars over time as a result of notable flaws. Roy Shuker states in Understanding

In “The Idea of Public Reason Revisited (1997)” Rawles’ focuses on the concept of public reason, exploring in this particular text how it can fit in the context of our political society full of different overlapping religions, as well as its place in influencing the family when the family is considered as a part of society as a whole. Contentious issues like same-sex marriage and abortion help demonstrate clearly the idea of public reason and how it is hard to walk the fine line between being a

Instead, Fassbinder both identified and distanced himself from the social minorities he represented. Rather than an accidently attitude—as Elsaesser argues—this non-identity for Fassbinder is a self-reflective strategy, having been consciously developed and consistently carried out through his career as a filmmaker, and was reflected in his films at different periods. By embracing this non-identity politics, Fassbinder and his films specify Adorno’s Negative Dialectics (1966), published at the beginning

Despite its critics and some shortcomings early highlighted (Benson, 2009), the Habermas’ idea (and an ideal, too) of a public sphere in which all individuals and opinions should have the opportunity to democratically be engaged in community is an oft-cited framework in order to better understand media, democracy, and pluralism (Antony & Thomas, 2010; García-Canclini, 1992; Jurgen Habermas, 1964; Stein, 2006). In Habermas’ words, a “well-functioning public sphere” implies an “open communication structures

Introduction Have you ever felt that you should do something but never knew why? Duty Ethics are something that are said to be somewhat natural or born through an individual through a rigorous learning process called life. Duty Ethics can be applied in almost any circumstance and in multiple ways. Learning Duty Ethics can help an individual to gain more ground and save face when needed, and on top of all these great perks- your putting others first. Evidence Fox News released a statement saying

RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AS PROPOSED BY GARY HABERMAS Gary Robert Habermas is distinguished Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy as well as department chairman of Philosophy and Theology at Liberty University in Virginia.[1] He has devoted a large part of his career to the topic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and most likely has done more than any other scholar to defend its historicity.[2] In his research on the resurrection, over a two year period, Habermas tracked down more than twelve hundred

Adorno and Horkheimer: Fact, Fiction, or a Little of Both? “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception” by Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer is a pivotal article in history that changed the way in which many communications scholars viewed media. Both authors were members of the Frankfurt School, a school of thought which looked further into Karl Marx’s theories about capitalism and the issues of mass production. Published in 1944, Adorno and Horkheimer revealed their beliefs that the

Osazuwa Osayomwanbor 200345160 Sociology/Social Studies READING SUMMARY/REFLECTION (SOC 802) Topic: Critical Sociological Theory INTRODUCTION The critical theory reading reminds me of the idea of Frankenstein’s monster . This idea describes any process that sets up to destroy itself. It helps us to appreciate the links in the building blocks of any process and how those links create weaknesses that unravel the same process. As it relates to critical theory, we will see quite clearly how the theory