Dialectic of Enlightenment

A classic of 20th century thought in a fresh new design.

About the author

Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a philosopher and sociologist and director of the Institute for Social Research from 1930 to 1959.Theodor Adorno was director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt from 1959 until his death in 1969. His works include In Search of Wagner; Aesthetic Theory; Negative Dialectics; and (with Max Horkheimer) Dialectic of Enlightenment and Towards a New Manifesto.

Summary

A classic of twentieth-century thought, charting how reason regressed back into myth and superstition

Product details

• Authors: Theodor Adorno, Adorno Theodor, Max Horkheimer
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781784786793
• ISBN: 978-1-78478-679-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -