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Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction [#704]
Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction [#704]
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  • Gives an accessible account of the central ideas of T.W. Adorno
  • Views Adorno in the light of major issues in contemporary politics and culture, such as the revival of fascism and the climate crisis
  • Explains key philosophical concepts and the philosophical background and historical context of Adorno's thinking
  • Assesses Adorno's controversial views on jazz, avant-garde art and popular culture
  • Analyses Adorno's accounts of the genesis of social delusions involved in antisemitism and other social pathologies

   
T.W. Adorno (1903-69) was a German philosopher and social and cultural theorist. His work has come to be seen as increasingly relevant to understanding the pathologies of contemporary society evident in today's climate emergency, the financial crash, the reappearance of fascism in many countries, and the growing instability of the world order.
    
This Very Short Introduction covers Adorno's work and life, explaining his key philosophical concepts and the philosophical background and historical context of Adorno's thinking. Andrew Bowie shows how Adorno's exploration of why human reason can have irrational consequences led him to rethink basic concepts like 'nature', 'history', and 'freedom', offering alternatives to many ways of thinking about these concepts in contemporary philosophy. The book also examines Adorno's social theory, as well as his highly critical assessments of jazz and modern culture, which he considered threatened by the effects of modern capitalism.

Index: 

1:Life and times
2:The modern subject
3:Nature and history
4:History and freedom
5:The culture industry
6:Society
7:Art and philosophy
8:Doing justice to things
References
Further reading
Index

About the author: 

Andrew Bowie, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of London

Andrew Bowie is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of London. He has published very widely on Philosophy, and musical and literary topics, including German Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (2010); Philosophical Variations: Music as Philosophical Language (2010); and Adorno and the Ends of Philosophy (2013).

Product details

ISBN : 9780198833864

Author: 
Andrew Bowie
Pages
152 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
May 2022
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction [#704]

Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction [#704]

Theodor W. Adorno: A Very Short Introduction [#704]