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Critical Theory and Primary Source Research: Subjective Reflections on Working in the Herbert Marcuse and Max Horkheimer Archives

  • Historians, including intellectual historians such as myself, rely more on primary source research than philosophers. During the period 1992–2001, I conducted extensive research on both the Herbert Marcuse and Max Horkheimer Archives in Frankfurt, Germany. This essay describes my experiences working in these archives. I highlight, in particular, some of the most important discoveries I made in the archives and how the primary source documents shaped my understanding of Herbert Marcuse and Max Horkheimer’s crucial contributions to the development of Critical Theory. The essay also emphasizes the value of primary source research, especially for those working in the materialist tradition of the early Frankfurt School, which emphasizes the >Zeitkern der Wahrheit<, that is, the impossibility of separating ideas from a historically specific social context.

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Author:John Abromeit
Parent Title (English):Aubert, I., Nobre, M. (Eds.): The Archives of Critical Theory, Cham (Springer) 2023, pp. 225-250. [Online ISBN 978-3-031-36585-0] [doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36585-0_16]
Document Type:Articles
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2023
Release Date:2024/04/04
Format:to purchase via publisher
IdNo:Abromeit_J_2023
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature):Articles / Artikel
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive:Articles / Artikel
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