Critical Theory as a Philosophy of Research

Learn more about critical theory, its ontology, and epistemology in this quick intro video.

[moonmoonkatharpi]

This explanation is concise, clear and professional. I like it very much.

[t.h.e.s.p.a.r.K-withiN]

When does critical approach end? How does one recognize that he arrived at the fundamental reasons things happen the way the happen?

[breezyboo]

nice presentation! can i know what application did u used?

[lunthuak]

does the critical theory provide any real solution to the problem?
or does it just view the system from a marxist pov?

[dannygavin]

I came across this video because of a class for uni, but I work in learning experience design. And I saw the animations and was like yvond!!!

[Overitall]

It is very much an " ism " and like all other examples in history, it has led to pain and destruction equal or greater than the thing it was attempting to "fix."

[quincey]

Thanks for the video — it helped me better understand my university BA work. Sorry people are being so weird and confrontational in the comments.

[zachjones]

Egalitarianism is not a means in itself.

[edoardodalpra]

too many people in the comments are here for political statements and not for philosophical research.

[giggadygoogog]

Thanks bGood video. Please buy a better mic though!

[burdoch]

Marx may have been right about the results of unequal power but to imagine that successful people are purely motivated by power is to misunderstand humanity. To imagine that equal power and equal finance for all would somehow fix social ills or motivate people to improve their lives is unrealistic. If we scrap hierarchies of merit and introduce universal basic income then a few who are already motivated will become more creative, the rest will find it hard to get out of bed.

[randyforemen]

Critical theory should be called Resentment Theory

[michaelpcoffee]

Begin with the desired answer.
Assume the chosen answer is correct.
Apply the answer to the data.
SCIENCE!/s

[letterkeys]

My professor is attempting to indoctrinate his students lmao

[IntegralBif]

Critical theory is irrational and unethical.

[BennySalto]

Fundamental principles of a theory being wrong make everything that follow wrong. There is no such thing as objective equality. The whole idea that power structures decide everything to take them down would make everything equal is absurd.

I would like to be taller, I'm not. Height is one of the best predictors of success, should I know strive for all 6 foot people to cut off 20% of their legs? It's absurd.

There are a near-infinite amount of variables that influence your path in life, most of which are biological or genetic. These are almost never taken into account is, it's insane. And if they are it's about societies biases towards them. As if there is no such thing a evolution or natural selection. CT seeks to narrow it down to power because it suits their arbitrary chosen premisse of what constitutes justice, reality & norms.

They are the Goth's of science: juvenile, profoundly middle-class privileged & not for anything just against everything.

What are you, 14 years old?

[christopherellis]

Marx was a magical thinker, and so are the rest of them. Let's make up some bs to make us seem relevant

[michaelpcoffee]

CRT obviates the need for any thought, word or act of racism as proof of their presumed verdict. All they need is their preferred race measuring less favorably than another. Regardless of the cause: they declare their favored race to be victims of the other.
Then they would use real government enforced discrimination in response to their presumed discrimination; altering laws, policies and practices to favor their preferred race.
All for the stated purpose of forcibly making the measurements between races identical.

The operative question is whether you support using government force to implement racial discrimination.
All the rest is academic.

My answer is no.

[אדם-בק]

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.