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The Function of Criticism

When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you. The Function of Criticism. Thesis:. Criticism is NOT Higher Thought because it is tainted by the controlling interests of the few in power!

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The Function of Criticism

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  1. When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you. The Function of Criticism

  2. Thesis: Criticism is NOT Higher Thought because it is tainted by the controlling interests of the few in power! “What connoisseurs discuss as good or bad points serve only to perpetuate the semblance of competition and range of choice.” -Adorno + Horkheimer

  3. Chairs or Copier?

  4. FACT CHECK http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-flunking-geography-history-033954434--election.html Everybody must behave (as if spontaneously) in accordance with his previously determined and indexed level. –Adorno + Horkheimer

  5. What is Criticism ‘good for’? Liberals report to the liberals, and vice versa. Both are really just the manifestations of those in power. So is there any point to criticism? How would criticism infiltrate society all at once without any practicality?

  6. Questions?

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