Theodor W. Adorno - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Gerhard Schweppenhäuser Klappentext An introduction to the work of Adorno, covering virtually all aspects of his thought but particularly the foundational concepts of epistemological, social, and political theory, translated from the German version that will go into its fourth edition this Zusammenfassung A translation of a succinct introduction to the challenging and far-reaching thought of Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), one of the twentieth centurys most important thinkers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the English Edition vii Translator's Preface xi 1. The Project of Renewing Childhood by Transforming One's Life 1 2. Critical Theory 11 3. Reason's Self-Criticism 18 Defined Negation 20 The Two Faces of Enlightenment 26 4. Rescuing What is Beyond Hope 34 Philosophy from the Perspective of Redemption 34 Primacy of the Object 38 5. The Totally Socialized Society 51 The Concept of Society 52 Liquidation of the Individual 58 Critical Theory on Morality 68 6. The Goal of the Emancipated Society 77 7. The Powerless Utopia of Beauty 91 The Destruction and Salvation of Art 93 The Silence of Music 102 The Transition from Art to Knowledge 109 Theorizing Art and Culture in the Institute for Social Research 112 Benjamin and Kracauer: Theorizing Mass Art 120 Anarchistic and Bourgeois Romanticism: Adorno's Critique of Benjamin 125 The Work of Art and the Concept of Truth 128 8. The Failure of Culture 136 The Radically Pathetic and Guilty Culture 137 Enlightenment as Mass Deception 144 Biographical Timeline 159 Notes 163 Bibliography 171 Index 179

Product details

• Authors: Gerhard Schweppenhauser, Gerhard Schweppenhäuser
• Assisted by: James Rolleston (Translation)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2009
• EAN: 9780822344544
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-4454-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention; Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Sozialtheorie, Soziale und politische Philosophie