CMN 3109 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Syllogism, Symbolic Power, Pathos
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Dialectical materialism: the marxist theory (adopted as the official philosophy of the soviet communists) that political and historical events result from the conflict of social forces and are interpretable as a series of contradictions and their solutions. The conflict is believed to be caused by material needs. Culture industry horkheimer and adorno their premise: the loss of the support of objectivity have led to cultural chaos is disproved everyday culture puts the same stamp on everything. Opportunism that we see, as well as a distance that seems as though we can achieve it, relatability, desire. Four classes of claims to validity: intelligibility, truth, normative rightness, and sincerity. Phenomenological tradition: is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. How we experience the world through our senses. Dialogue buber three types of dialogue: genuine dialogue.