This is very good and I agree with much of it. However, I don't think the defining feature of critical theory is quite encapsulated by the desire to liberate people from oppression. This is a larger liberal (and libertarian) drive.http://quillette.com/2017/12/09/white-women-tears-wilfrid-laurier-critical-theory/ …
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The difference between the universal or Enlightenment liberalism drive to free people from oppression and the critical theory drive to free people from oppression largely comes down to whether one is focused on removing barriers & making group identity irrelevant or...
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... deconstructing and reversing social hierarchies by foregrounding group identity.
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So with critical theory (and excuse my ignorance as I'm new to these theories), does it concern itself with tearing down 'oppressive' structures to liberate people or is it more about putting 'oppressed' people in those structures?
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Critical theory which is rooted in postmodernism & enacted in activism & far-leftist politics wants to revolutionise the whole system. It sees modernism as a failed project which needs undoing. Old-style liberals like the current structure but want to make it fairer.
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Now I understand. So critical theory concerns itself with basically tearing the structure down and starting again, whereas old style liberals are about removing barriers in current structures. Got it!
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I see problems in both. With critical theory, there's an argument that even so called oppressed groups have benefited from these structures. Whereas with old style liberals, are the perceived barriers real or perceived to be real if that makes sense?
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With critical theory, it states that there are systems that oppress particular groups of people and that these systems need to be replaced with someone else. But isn't a flaw in critical theory that quite a few people from 'oppressed' groups have actually benefited from (1/2)
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Replying to @EclecticChris42 @HPluckrose
these oppressive structures and if that's the case, these systems can't be as oppressive as proponents of critical theory think. Fingers crossed that makes more sense!!! (2/2)
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Ah, yes. They are far too simplistic about this and this is mostly because they neglect class as a significant issue because it complicates things.
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Thanks for the explanation. Been attempting to wrap my head around these theories for a while.
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