The Institute for Social Research (German: Institut für Sozialforschung) is a research organization covering topics such as sociology and continental philosophy, best known as the institutional home of the Frankfurt School. Social research refers to research conducted by social scientists (primarily within sociology, but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, social anthropology and education). ... Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Continental philosophy is a general term for several related philosophical traditions that (notionally) originated in continental Europe, in contrast with Anglo_American analytic philosophy. ... The Frankfurt School is a school of neo-Marxist social theory, social research, and philosophy. ...

The current building of the Insitute for Social Research, at Senckenberganlage 26 in Frankfurt

The Institute was founded in Frankfurt am Main in 1923, where it was (and as of 2005 once again is) affiliated with the University of Frankfurt am Main. It was founded by Felix Weil, a student of the Marxian philosopher Karl Korsch, with an endowment provided by Weil's wealthy father. Its first director, Kurt Albert Gerlach, died before making his mark, and was swiftly followed by Carl Grünberg, a Marxist historian who gathered together fellow "orthodox" Marxists at the Institute, including his former pupil Henryk Grossman. Grünberg was followed by co-founder Friedrich Pollock. Institut fuer Sozialforschung building File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Institut fuer Sozialforschung building File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Work in philosophy which is strongly influenced by Marxist theory, or which is written by Marxists, can be called Marxist philosophy. ... Karl Korsch (1886 - 1961) was born in Todstedt, near Hamburg, to the family of a middle-ranking bank official. ... Kurt Albert Gerlach (1886 - October 19, 1922) was a German sociologist. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Henryk Grossman/Grossmann (1881-1950) was born in Kraków and studied law and economics in Kraków and Vienna. ... Friedrich Pollock (May 22, 1894 – 1970) was a German social scientist and philosopher. ...

Following a non-fatal heart attack, Grünberg was succeeded in 1930 by Max Horkheimer. Horkheimer rapidly became the guiding spirit of the Frankfurt School, a group of thinkers that was born under his directorship at the Institut. Horkheimer edited the group's journal Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung (Journal for Social Research) and wrote essays defining a critical theory of society. Max Horkheimer (front left), Theodor Adorno (front right), and Jürgen Habermas in the background, right, in 1965 at Heidelberg Max Horkheimer (February 14, 1895 - July 7, 1973) was a German philosopher and sociologist, known especially as the founder and guiding thinker of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. ... The Frankfurt School is a school of neo-Marxist social theory, social research, and philosophy. ... This article is a discussion of critical theory as the phrase is used by the Frankfurt School. ...

In 1933, after the rise of Hitler, the Institute left Germany for Geneva and then in 1934 moved to New York City. In New York it became affiliated with Columbia University, and its journal Zeitschrift für Sozialforschung was renamed Studies in Philosophy and Social Science. It was here that much of the important work of the Frankfurt School thinkers began to emerge, and the Institute's residence in New York was likely partly accountable for its work's favorable reception in American and English academia. Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the Rhône River. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... The Frankfurt School is a school of neo-Marxist social theory, social research, and philosophy. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...

The Institute re-opened in Frankfurt in the 1951 under the direction of Pollock. Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

The Institute has been both a research enterprise and, during its Frankfurt periods, a provider of instruction in sociology at the university there.

The University of Frankfurt am Main

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