Title of article :
An Ideal Society from the Perspective of the Frankfurt School
Author/Authors :
Mehrali, Hamed Department of Political Science and International Relations - Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran , Keshishyan Siraki, Garineh Department of Political Science and International Relations - Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
The Frankfurt School distorts human nature and all aspects of society in general under the destructive aspects of modernity. Therefore, it seeks to explain the shortcomings of the cur-rent situation. The Frankfurters regard modern society as utterly devoid of rationality and an obstacle to human liberation, thus making it clear that this construction, cut off from truth, has led to alienation. In this regard, critical theorists have expressed the components of al-ternative society and proposed prescriptive theories. In the following article, the main ques-tion is "What are the characteristics of the ideal society considered by the thinkers of the Frankfurt School?" The research hypothesis is that "the Frankfurt School seeks the utopia within the existing society and, despite the deprivation of some of the philosophical founda-tions of modernity, redefines and serves some of its elements, such as modern technology and economics."
Keywords :
Utopia , Modernity , Alienation , Technology , Capitalism , Socialism , Individuali-ty , Art
Journal title :
International Journal of Political Science