Criticism and Reflection: Historical Logic of Frankfort School's Critical Theory and Its Implications

Frankfort School is one of the most influential and far-reaching schools of Western Marxism,which took socio-critical theory as its main characteristics.Theorists exposed,reflected and criticized the various defects of capitalist society with deep and sharp criticism.While their criticism started with the Enlightenment spirit,in fact their target was on the industrial civilization,even the history of human civilization.Their criticism is integrated with the historical development of Frankfort School,and has formed a unique path of socio-critical theory,showing the reflective practice character.Today,the social progress and rise of living standards require people to cultivate strong critical spirit and reflective consciousness.Criticism of the Frankfort School is cultural criticism with Utopian pessimism,but it has important significance for us to examine the current social reality.