Max Horkheimer

Max Horkheimer (February 14, 1895 – July 7, 1973) was a German-American philosopher and sociologist. He was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the "Frankfurt School" of social research.

Max Horkheimer
Born	(1895-02-14)February 14, 1895 Zuffenhausen (now Stuttgart), Württemberg, Germany
Died	July 7, 1973(1973-07-07) (aged 78) Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality	German, American
Era	20th century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Frankfurt School, critical theory, Western Marxism
Notable ideas	Critical theory opposed to traditional theory, the culture industry, authoritarian personality, eclipse of reason
Influences Kant, Hegel, Pollock, Adorno, Cornelius, Marxism, Psychoanalysis
Influenced Adorno, Marcuse, Habermas, Benjamin, Fromm

Works

His most important writing includes The Eclipse of Reason (1947), "Between Philosophy and Social Science" (1930–1938) and, together with Theodor Adorno, The Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). Through the Frankfurt School, Horkheimer planned, supported, and made other significant works possible.^[1]

After Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, Horkheimer, who was Jewish, left Germany and went to live in the United States.

Collected works

His collected works have been issued in German as Gesammelte Schriften, 19 volumes, edited by Alfred Schmidt and Gunzelin Schmid Noerr. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1985-1996.