Good summary, although the name Merkel doesn't deserve so much honor to be named in that list (and in difference to Horkheimer et al I do like Weber). What I will never understand is why the Horkheimer et al could get away with splitting socical interactions and behavior from the traditions of the underlying culture. Weber expressed that quite explicitly by referring to the Protestant working ethics, hence here is no such thing as a non-object-related logic. Especially Focaults conclusion of a non-existing objectivity therefore is irrelevant.The entire critical theory and Cultural Marxism are simply based on an irrelevant assumption. I really wonder, how that could have such a success. Probably they didn't read the books.