Central to its critical theory was a condemnation of modern society, positing that the mechanisms of modern life, particularly mass media and market forces, are detrimental to personal values, dulling social morality in favor of an atmosphere which fosters the accumulation o
Central to its critical theory was a condemnation of modern society, positing that the mechanisms of modern life, particularly mass media and market forces, are detrimental to personal values, dulling social morality in favor of an atmosphere which fosters the accumulation of material wealth.  Set up in its namesake city in 1923, it was funded by an endowment from Felix Weil, although during WWII it moved to Columbia Univeristy where it continued to exist as a recognized school until 1947. FTP, name this school of philosophy whose members included Walter Benjamin, Erich Fromm, Herbert Marcuse, and Jurgen Habermas.
Central to its critical theory was a condemnation of modern society, positing that the mechanisms of modern life, particularly mass media and market forces, are detrimental to personal values, dulling social morality in favor of an atmosphere which fosters the accumulation of material wealth.  
Frankfurt School