Whoever desires to live among men has to obey their laws this is what the secular morality of Western civilization comes down to. ... Rationality in the form of such obedience swallows up everything, even the freedom to think.
The more the concept of reason becomes emasculated, the more easily it lends itself to ideological manipulation and to propagation of even the most b… - Max Horkheimer
The more the concept of reason becomes emasculated, the more easily it lends itself to ideological manipulation and to propagation of even the most b…
- Max Horkheimer
Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are not i… - Max Horkheimer
Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are not i…
When even the dictators of today appeal to reason, they mean that they possess the most tanks. They were rational enough to build them; others should… - Max Horkheimer
When even the dictators of today appeal to reason, they mean that they possess the most tanks. They were rational enough to build them; others should…
Whoever desires to live among men has to obey their laws this is what the secular morality of Western civilization comes down to. ... Rationality in … - Max Horkheimer
Whoever desires to live among men has to obey their laws this is what the secular morality of Western civilization comes down to. ... Rationality in …
Reason as an organ for perceiving the true nature of reality and determining the guiding principles of our lives has come to be regarded as obsolete. - Max Horkheimer
Reason as an organ for perceiving the true nature of reality and determining the guiding principles of our lives has come to be regarded as obsolete.
When the great religious and philosophical conceptions were alive, thinking people did not extol humility and brotherly love, justice and humanity be… - Max Horkheimer
When the great religious and philosophical conceptions were alive, thinking people did not extol humility and brotherly love, justice and humanity be…
Philosophy is overwhelmingly complicated, its procedure depressingly slow. - Max Horkheimer
Philosophy is overwhelmingly complicated, its procedure depressingly slow.
Whoever is not prepared to talk about capitalism should also remain silent about fascism. - Max Horkheimer
Whoever is not prepared to talk about capitalism should also remain silent about fascism.
In most cases, to be reasonable means not to be obstinate, which in turn points to conformity with reality as it is. The principle of adjustment is t… - Max Horkheimer
In most cases, to be reasonable means not to be obstinate, which in turn points to conformity with reality as it is. The principle of adjustment is t…
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