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Dualistic Dialectic Misreadings
- Adorno and Horkheimer's dialectic approach is dualistic, seeing things as becoming their opposites, unlike Hegel's negative dialectics with no synthesis.
- This leads them to view enlightenment as totalitarian and lacking a future beyond imposed sameness.
Enlightenment as Dictatorial Force
- Adorno and Horkheimer cast enlightenment as a dictator dominating things, reflecting a radical dualism rather than true dialectic.
- They fail to recognize enlightenment's role in opening things to perception, instead seeing violent imposition on difference.
Contradictory Immigration Rhetoric Example
- Ryan Engley uses the contradictory immigration rhetoric to illustrate the flawed dualistic thinking criticized by dialectical approach.
- Todd McEwen compares this to feminist calls for recognizing contradictions in identities as essential to humanity.