Notes on the relation between theory and practice in Antonio Gramsci and Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer

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  • Alexandre Fernandez Vaz UFSC

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https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

The objective of this work is to contribute to the understanding of the meaning of the category praxis in critical theory, principally in the way it is applied to some of the works of Adorno and Horkheimer. It discusses the possible relationships of continuity and rupture between Marx understandings and those of these authors. It searches to analyze the reasons for an approach more centered on the superstructure made by Adorno and Horkheimer, as well as to comment on the consequences of this approach in the development of the category praxis. Finally, through a discussion, the text also aims at contributing to avoid an idealistic understanding of the praxis category.

 

Author Biography

Alexandre Fernandez Vaz, UFSC

Licenciou-se em Educação Física (1990) e obteve o títulos de Especialista na mesma área (1991) pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Em 1995 tornou-se Mestre em Educação pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) e em 2002 obteve o título de doutor em Ciências Humanas e Sociais (Dr. Phil.) pela Leibnis Universität Hannover, Alemanha. É professor do Centro de Ciências da Educação da UFSC desde 1998, onde trabalha com os cursos de Pedagogia e Educação Física.

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Published

2002-01-01

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Vaz, A. F. (2002). Notes on the relation between theory and practice in Antonio Gramsci and Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer. Perspectiva, 20(2), 425–442. https://doi.org/10.5007/%x

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2002): Perspectiva e espaço público

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