El león en invierno. Leo Löwenthal y la integridad del intelectual

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18566/v34n72.a03

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Wolin, Richard. 2026. “El león En Invierno. Leo Löwenthal Y La Integridad Del Intelectual”. Translated by Leandro Sánchez Marín. Escritos 34 (72): 1-20. https://doi.org/10.18566/v34n72.a03.
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Author Biography

Leandro Sánchez Marín, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia

Integrante del Grupo de Investigación de Filosofía Política, del Instituto de Filosofía de la Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia. Miembro del semillero de investigación en Teoría Crítica (GTC) de la misma institución. Correo electrónico: leandro.sanchez@udea.edu.co

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Richard Wolin
CUNY Graduate Center, Estados Unidos
Leandro Sánchez Marín
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6837-1081

Abstract

This text analyzes the thought of Leo Löwenthal, a member of the so-called “first generation” of the Frankfurt School, in light of several of his theoretical contributions to the field of critical social theory. To this end, it presents several of his ideas in relation to other thinkers associated with the same intellectual circle. Several of his postulates can be seen reflected in his intellectual dialogues with figures such as Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, and Max Horkheimer. The aim of this work, then, is to make explicit the importance of Löwenthal's influence on the development of critical social theory.

Keywords:
Leo Löwenthal, Critical Theory, Frankfurt School, cultural criticism, philosophy

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