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Evolving Perspectives: Understanding Critical Social Theory

Critical Social Theory aims to transform existing social norms in an egalitarian manner by examining historical, cultural, and intellectual foundations, and engaging in constructive dialogues with other social explanations. Explore the key tenets of Critical Theory for a deeper understanding.

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Evolving Perspectives: Understanding Critical Social Theory

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  1. What is Critical Theory? Conventional Social Theory attempts to interpret and understand the world. Critical Social Theory attempts to transform it in an egalitarian way.

  2. Four Tenets of Critical Theory (Calhoun, 1995: 35) • 1. a critical engagement with the theorists contemporary social world, recognizing that the existing state of affairs does not exhaust all possibilities, and offering positive implications for social action.

  3. Tenet #2 • A critical account of the historical and cultural conditions (both social and personal) on which the theorists own intellectual activity depends.

  4. Tenet 3 • A continuous critical re-examination of the constitutive categories and conceptual frameworks of the theorists understanding, including the historical construction of those frameworks;

  5. Tenet 4 • A critical confrontation with other works of social explanation that not only establishes their good and bad points but shows the reasons behind their blind spots and misunderstandings, and demonstrates the capacity to incorporate their insights on stronger foundations.

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