%0 Thesis %A AOUN, STEVEN %D 2019 %T What Is 'Critical' About Critical Theory? %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/What_Is_Critical_About_Critical_Theory_/7066745 %R 10.26180/5b95d12dca4aa %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/30994732 %K Critical Theory %K Hermeneutics %K Heidegger %K Gadamer %K Derrida %K Deconstruction %K Lyotard %K Differend %K Habermas %K Ontological Committment %K Problem of the Criterion %K Question of Being %K Hermeneutical Circle %K Linguistic Turn %K Cultural Studies %X The idea of a critical theory is a dominant force in tertiary education, and has become an integral part of the pursuit of higher knowledge. Competing ideas have thereby become standard bearers in that critical theory acts as a measure of true understanding. The only problem, however, is that many of the distinct theories similarly answering to the description raise two related questions – namely, ‘what is a critical theory?’ and what is ‘critical’ about the ‘theory’ in question? The following research provides an answer by questioning the idea’s standard and/or truth-bearing via the problematic connection between criteria and critique. %I Monash University