Political Science · Political Theory
UGC NET June 2025 Political Science
Who became the leading exponent of the 'Second Generation' of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory?
AFredrick Hegel
BKarl Marx
CVladimir Lenin
DJürgen Habermas ✓ Correct
Answer: D
Explanation
★The leading exponent of the second generation of the Frankfurt School is Jurgen Habermas.
★The first generation included Horkheimer, Adorno and Marcuse, who built early critical theory.
★Habermas carried the tradition forward, shifting its focus towards communication and rational discourse.
★His ideas of communicative action and the public sphere reshaped critical theory for a new era.
★Hegel, Marx and Lenin are foundational to the broader tradition but are not this second-generation figure.
★So Jurgen Habermas is the correct answer.
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