【摘要】 在霍克海默那里,启蒙是用理性代替神话的过程,是拥有自我意识、敢于自我批判的人的理性思维的确立,因此启蒙就是理性启蒙。霍克海默通过分析理性启蒙在资本主义社会的演进,揭示了理性走向异化、变质为工具理性的过程,也揭示了理性启蒙异化的过程,并断定资本主义社会中出现的种种异化现象,如科技异化、知识异化、文化的堕落等,并非是偶然的,而其实是理性启蒙异化的具体表现,是理性变质为工具理性的结果。更多还原

【Abstract】 Horkheimer’s idea of enlightenment is the process that rationality takes the place of myth where the rational thinking with self-consciousness and self-criticism develops,namely enlightenment is that of rationality.With the analysis of the evolvement of rational enlightenment in the capitalistic society,Horkheimer points out the process of rationality becoming instrument and the alienation of rational enlightenment and claims that the alienated phenomenon,such as science alienation,knowledge alienation,and cultural degeneration,in the capitalistic society is not accidental but the representation of the alienation of rational enlightenment and the result of rationality turning into instrument.更多还原