Eric Heinze on Critical Theory and the Left’s Blind Spots

28/05/2025 50 min
Eric Heinze on Critical Theory and the Left’s Blind Spots

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Episode Synopsis

Mike talks with Eric Heinze, professor at Queen Mary University of London and author of Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left. 

Topics Mike and Eric discuss include:



why critical theory resists a single definition




the Radical Critique of Western Liberal Democracythe left’s greatest legacy: redefining history as collective self-scrutiny




the left’s big blind spot




prospects for change




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