Horkheimer Collection

Author: Cao Weidong
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: An individual, an organization, a nation, in the eternal and ever-flowing river of time, should look back at a certain point, to see whether they have walked the right path in their journey. What is correct should be adhered to, and what is incorrect should be discarded. This is highly necessary. Our ancestors have left us many teachings on this matter. What is widely known is "The fallen carriage in front serves as a warning to the carriage behind," often rendered as "The fall of the carriage in front is a warning for the carriage behind." These two phrases superficially speak only of negative experiences, i.e., lessons. However, they also imply that "the carriage does not fall" is also a positive experience for the carriage behind. At the turn of the century, the development of humanities and academia requires reflection and review. This is the need of the socialist cultural cause in its forward march, and the considerable accumulation achieved by domestic academia in researching contemporary Western studies under the guidance of Marxism has made such reflection and review possible. Thus, we organized scholars in the field to translate and select the Library of Foreign Cultural Figures of the 20th Century. "Cultural figure" is merely a colloquial term, and the selection of figures is based on academic value. As for the selected writings in each figure's collection, they aim to authentically reflect the intellectual characteristics and academic insights of the figure, providing readers with the opportunity to analyze, study, draw inspiration from, and critique both the person and their works.