"Frankfurt School" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Frankfurt School [canonical]
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  1. A school of social theory and philosophy associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the Goethe University Frankfurt. Founded during the interwar period, the School consisted of dissidents who were critical of both capitalism and Soviet socialism. Wikipedia link: Frankfurt School Related terms: Frankfurtian
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