Essays on Critical Theory

Critical theory is directed towards both critiquing and changing the world, instead of merely explaining and interpreting it. The term critical theory was coined by Max Horkheimer in his essay “Traditional and Critical Theory” (1937). By nature, it is radical, emancipatory and highly democratic in...

Critical thinking has defined as comprising the mental processes, strategies and representations people use to solve problems, make decisions, and learn new concepts. (Follman, 1991). Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject, content, or problem in which the thinker implement the quality...

A critical theorist was Habermas, he concluded that earlier paradigms were not up to date with the current situation and did not question earlier thinking patterns. He developed theories build on a typology of interest. He said three types of interest generated three types of...

This week we learned about the term Marxism and its significance in literature and critical theory. Marxism is all about “who benefits and who suffers”; it assumes that class struggle is the root of all struggle, and aims toward a “classless society”. The power structure...

In the book called Critical Theory Today, written by Lois Tyson, she talks about many different theories. When Tyson says “Knowledge is what constitutes our relationship to our world for it is the lens through which we view our world. Change the lens and you...

What is humanism? Before proceeding to examine humanistic approach or humanism, it is important to know that the discipline above was developed by geographers such as Yi-Fu Tuan (1974), Anne Buttimer (1976) and Edward Relph (1976, 1981, 1993) who since the 19th century arte referred...

The doctrine, originally coined by Samuel T. Coleridge in his 1817 publication of Biographia listeria, ‘suspension of disbelief’ is built, principally, on the idea that, in order to fully immerse in the fictional world, it is paramount that we force ourselves to believe in premises...

‘One Belt, One Road’ will be implemented bilaterally between China and different partners, it may seem that there is more potential for China to use this initiative to vent some of its surplus. Moreover what corroborates to the statement that the development strategy is also...

Being a general counsel with 13 years of experience, the writer decided to pursue the LLM program of University of Derby to refresh her understanding of the laws and to analyze the legal theories and principles in light of her experience. Since the writer’s specialization...

I have known for almost 3 years that I wanted to join the nursing field. It took more time and effort then I wished it had to get into a nursing program, but I made it. I never thought it would be sure thing because...

The four types of social theories from the first day of lecture includes the Theory of Categorical Imperative, the Explanatory Theory, the Interpretive Theory and the Critical Theory. Each theory is an analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another. Every...

INTRODUCTION According to American Marketing Association (AMA): ‘Marketing is the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that delivers value for customers, clients, partners, and societies at large’. Along with the development of information technology, marketers face new challenges....

In my critical analysis essay based on the article Some Lessons from the Assembly Line by Andrew Braaksma, my target audience will be graduating high school seniors. This audience will consist of adolescents between the ages of 17 and 19, who are contemplating what to...

According to Hofstede Model culture include six dimensions, which is considered as a creative method on culture research. However, it is vital to analyse the Hofstede model critically. The model also exists some limitations, for instance, the small size of sample, ignoring the toughness of...

The critics of Globalization — there are asymmetries, not just similarities, both economic and political among different elements of Globalization such as trade, short-term capital flows, direct foreign investment, short-term capital flows, international flows of humanity and diffusion of technology, but most critics focus, as...

The art gallery I chose is called the Silo gallery, it is the largest purpose built in central Texas. It features 3D sculptures and different art forms by a dozen of brilliant artists. The Silo gallery was built by Ralph and Jean Petley in 1985....