IV—The limits of immanent critique

The tradition of immanent critique promises a lot. It promises to be critical of the existing social order without appealing to ‘external’ normative standards. I argue that the prospects for immanent criticism are bleak: they must either commit to an implausible social ontology, a flawed meta-normat...

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Main Author: Fraser, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023
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