Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology

Contemporary critical theoryâs methodology is currently taking shape under the impact both of transformative internal develops within the discipline and of external pressures and incentives arising from a series of international debates. In this book Piet Strydom presents a groundbreaking treatment of critical theoryâs methodology using as a base the reconstruction of the left-Hegelian tradition the relation between critical theory and pragmatism and the associated metatheoretical implications. He assesses extant positions presents a detailed yet comprehensive restatement and development of critical theoryâs methodology compares it with a wide range of current concepts of social criticism and critique and analyzes leading critical theoristsâ exemplary applications of it. Besides immanent transcendence and the sign-mediated epistemology common to the left-Hegelian tradition special attention is given to the abductive imagination reconstruction normative and causal explanation explanatory mechanisms and the communicative framework which enables critical theory to link up with its addressees and the public. Contemporary Critical Theory and Methodology is recommended reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as professionals working within disciplines such as sociology philosophy political science critical theory and cultural studies. . Language: English