tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post8572083917596744824..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Now every man (and woman) is an islandMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-16847732138913763392023-01-19T11:06:15.129+00:002023-01-19T11:06:15.129+00:00It does seem to be astonishingly pervasive; the tr...It does seem to be astonishingly pervasive; the trouble is, I suppose, that jargon-ridden theorising is irresistible to a certain sort of academic and has thus proliferated beyond all reason in universities here and elsewhere.<br /><br />The problem is that real life tends to be infinitely messier than proponents of the Frankfurt School would have it. One particularly telling quote from Theodor Adorno sums it up admirably:<br /><br />"I established a theoretical model of thought. How could I have expected that people would want to implement it with Molotov cocktails?"Macheathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-42094957628287914592023-01-19T10:28:57.132+00:002023-01-19T10:28:57.132+00:00It seems I'm becoming fixated on the Frankfurt...It seems I'm becoming fixated on the Frankfurt school: or is it just that its effects are being seen and felt everywhere.The Jannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-34953041438410633422023-01-19T10:26:09.004+00:002023-01-19T10:26:09.004+00:00The Frankfurt school continues its odious teaching...The Frankfurt school continues its odious teaching . . .The Jannienoreply@blogger.com