Major Role of Critical Theory (History)

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Major Roles of Critical Theory:



    Critical theory is the assumption that all knowledge is based on political nature (Friesen, 2008). This would include scientific knowledge, religion, lifestyle, and a basic way of life (Friesen, 2008). The theory assumes that humans based their knowledge on what interests them. If something does not interest them, they are less inclined to study what it is really about. In other words, humans only know what interest them. If something does not interest them, there is a high possibility they will not know about it.

    Knowledge is always changing and is based on what humans want to see. Also based on what they experienced in life (Friesen, 2008). Knowledge is never final on certain things (Friesen, 2008). Such as what a person should do with their life or what a person should believe in.

    Critical theory wants to find the knowledge that is final and find the knowledge that is objective. Knowledge that is capable for being universal. Knowledge that will act as social justice to human problems. "This is knowledge that presents itself as certain, final, and beyond human interests or motivations (Friesen, 2008)."





Reference:



Delahoyde, Michael. (2018). New Criticism. Retrieved from URL: https://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/new.crit.html.

Friesen, Norm. (2008, June). Critical Theory Ideology Critique And the Myths of E-Learning. Retrieved from URL: https://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=1386860.

Lynn. S. (2011). Texts and contexts: Writing about literature with critical theory. (6thed.) Boston, MA: Pearson Education.