An Analysis On Rosa’s Critical Theory Of Social Acceleration

Hartmut Rosa(1965-)is a well-known social critical theorist in contemporary Germany.He is the current director of the Department of Sociology of Jena University in Germany.He is also the core figure of the fourth generation of Frankfurt school.As the core figure of the third generation of Frankfurt school,hornett’s high foot,Rosa has a more in-depth study of social critical theory and political philosophy.Different from the social recognition situation that hornett focuses on,Rosa focuses on the acceleration phenomenon in modern society.From the perspective of historical materialism,he analyzes the time structure in society,reveals the logic of social acceleration in social structure,and believes that people’s failure to live a better life is caused by social acceleration,and thus constructs a society based on time situation Accelerating critical theory has become the latest research direction of Frankfurt School’s social critical theory.This paper mainly makes a systematic theoretical study of Rosa’s social acceleration critical theory,analyzes the social and historical background and theoretical source of Rosa’s social acceleration critical theory,and points out that the theory is produced after the diagnosis of modern society with the time mode of social acceleration,and is the product of the times.Based on this,this paper combs the construction mode of the theory,and holds that Rosa’s social acceleration critical theory is the product of the times The unique research perspective puts forward a new paradigm of social acceleration,which promotes the further development of social critical theory.At the same time,it explains the main content of the theory,summarizes the connotation,three aspects,promotion mechanism and consequences of social acceleration,and evaluates the theory.It not only analyzes the theoretical value and practical significance of the theory,but also analyzes the theory On the limitations in practical operation.The study of Rosa’s social acceleration critical theory,on the one hand,helps us understand the latest development trend of western contemporary social critical theory,hoping to provide a new research perspective for scholars to study Rosa’s relevant thoughts;on the other hand,it also has certain reference and inspiration significance for China’s construction of a socialist modern power and people’s daily life and work.