1989
The State of Contemporary Social Philosophy and the Tasks of an Institute for Social Research
Max Horkheimer
1931 · Speech
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1989
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The State of Contemporary Social Philosophy and the Tasks of an Institute for Social Research . Max Horkheimer, “The State of Contemporary Social Philosophy and the Tasks of an Institute for Social Research” (1931), trans. Peter Wagner, in Stephen Eric Bronner and Douglas MacKay Kellner, eds., Critical Theory and Society (Routledge, 1989), pp. 32–36, especially p. 33 for the director's authority and library. Original address in an identified published English translation.