Adorno
Subtitle: a guide for the perplexed
By: Alex Thomson.
Series: Guides for the perplexed
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969.
Description: One of the most influential philosophers and cultural theorists of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno poses a considerable challenge to students. His works can often seem obscure and impenetrable, particularly for those with little knowledge of the philosophical traditions on which he draws. Adorno: A Guide for the Perplexed is an engaging and accessible account of his thought that does not patronise or short-change the reader.  Those new to Adorno - and those who have struggled to make headway with his work - will find this an invaluable resource: clearly written, comprehensive and specifically focused on just what makes Adorno difficult to read and understand.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Weimar Years; title: In America; title: Adorno's cultural criticism; title: Return; title: Aftermath; title: Adorno and popular music; title: The aesthetics of music; title: Modernism or avant-garde?; title: History and truth-content; title: The culture industry; title: Aesthetic theory and ideology-critique; title: Wrong life : Adorno's minima moralia; title: Adorno and Kant; title: Freedom and society; title: Dialectic of enlightenment; title: The morality of thinking; title: Living with guilt; title: Writing the disaster; title: Crisis of reason; title: Against historicism; title: The task of philosophy; title: Adorno & Marxism.