Investigates the radical interdisciplinary social philosophy that German scholars hostile to fascism developed by combining Marxist philosophy with Freudian psychoanalysis, in an effort to understand the promise and dangers of mass societies. The course addresses both the origins of critical theory and the more contemporary modernist and postmodernist variants. Authors discussed may include Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, Althusser, Habermas, Foucault, and more recent thinkers. Meets the Critical Learning: SHB requirement. (Not offered 2025-26).

Prerequisite: One unit in Philosophy, or Consent of Instructor.

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: SHB

1 unit

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 3	Critical Theory	Dennis McEnnerney	Armstrong Hall 130	18 / 14	02/22/2025