Adorno S Theory Of Philosophical And Aesthetic Truth

Author : Owen Hulatt
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 272 pages
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Release : 2016-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231542203

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Adorno's Theory of Philosophical and Aesthetic Truth by Owen Hulatt Pdf

In Adorno's Theory of Philosophical and Aesthetic Truth, Owen Hulatt undertakes an original reading of Theodor W. Adorno's epistemology and its material underpinnings, deepening our understanding of his theories of truth, art, and the nonidentical. Hulatt's novel interpretation casts Adorno's theory of philosophical and aesthetic truth as substantially unified, supporting the thinker's claim that both philosophy and art are capable of being true. For Adorno, truth is produced when rhetorical "texture" combines with cognitive "performance," leading to the breakdown of concepts that mediate the experience of the consciousness. Both philosophy and art manifest these features, although philosophy enacts these conceptual issues directly, while art does so obliquely. Hulatt builds a robust argument for Adorno's claim that concepts ineluctably misconstrue their objects. He also puts the still influential thinker into conversation with Hegel, Husserl, Frazer, Sohn-Rethel, Benjamin, Strawson, Dahlhaus, Habermas, and Caillois, among many others.

Author : Theodor W. Adorno Adorno
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781452965673

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Aesthetic Theory by Theodor W. Adorno Adorno Pdf

Perhaps the most important aesthetics of the twentieth century appears here newly translated, in English that is for the first time faithful to the intricately demanding language of the original German. The culmination of a lifetime of aesthetic investigation, Aesthetic Theory is Adorno’s major work, a defense of modernism that is paradoxical in its defense of illusion. In it, Adorno takes up the problem of art in a day when “it goes without saying that nothing concerning art goes without saying.” In the course of his discussion, Adorno revisits such concepts as the sublime, the ugly, and the beautiful, demonstrating that concepts such as these are reservoirs of human experience. These experiences ultimately underlie aesthetics, for in Adorno’s formulation “art is the sedimented history of human misery.” Robert Hullot-Kentor’s translation painstakingly, yet fluently, reproduces the nuances and particularities of the original. Long awaited and significant, Aesthetic Theory is the clarifying lens through which the whole of Adorno’s work is best viewed, providing a framework within which his other major writings cohere.

Author : Theodor W. Adorno
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : 0710092040

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Aesthetic Theory by Theodor W. Adorno Pdf

Perhaps the most important aesthetics of the twentieth century appears here newly translated, in English that is for the first time faithful to the intricately demanding language of the original German. The culmination of a lifetime of aesthetic investigation, Aesthetic Theory is Theodor W. Adorno's magnum opus, the clarifying lens through which the whole of his work is best viewed, providing a framework within which his other major writings cohere.

Author : Theodor W. Adorno
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745694870

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Aesthetics by Theodor W. Adorno Pdf

This volume of lectures on aesthetics, given by Adorno in the winter semester of 1958–9, formed the foundation for his later Aesthetic Theory, widely regarded as one of his greatest works. The lectures cover a wide range of topics, from an intense analysis of the work of Georg Lukács to a sustained reflection on the theory of aesthetic experience, from an examination of works by Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Benjamin, to a discussion of the latest experiments of John Cage, attesting to the virtuosity and breadth of Adorno's engagement. All the while, Adorno remains deeply connected to his surrounding context, offering us a window onto the artistic, intellectual and political confrontations that shaped life in post-war Germany. This volume will appeal to a broad range of students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as anyone interested in the development of critical theory.

Author : Peter Uwe Hohendahl
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801469275

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The Fleeting Promise of Art by Peter Uwe Hohendahl Pdf

A discussion of Theodor Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory is bound to look significantly different today than it would have looked when the book was first published in 1970, or when it first appeared in English translation in the 1980s. In The Fleeting Promise of Art, Peter Uwe Hohendahl reexamines Aesthetic Theory along with Adorno’s other writings on aesthetics in light of the unexpected return of the aesthetic to today’s cultural debates. Is Adorno’s aesthetic theory still relevant today? Hohendahl answers this question with an emphatic yes. As he shows, a careful reading of the work exposes different questions and arguments today than it did in the past. Over the years Adorno’s concern over the fate of art in a late capitalist society has met with everything from suspicion to indifference. In part this could be explained by relative unfamiliarity with the German dialectical tradition in North America. Today’s debate is better informed, more multifaceted, and further removed from the immediate aftermath of the Cold War and of the shadow of postmodernism. Adorno’s insistence on the radical autonomy of the artwork has much to offer contemporary discussions of art and the aesthetic in search of new responses to the pervasive effects of a neoliberal art market and culture industry. Focusing specifically on Adorno’s engagement with literary works, Hohendahl shows how radically transformative Adorno’s ideas have been and how thoroughly they have shaped current discussions in aesthetics. Among the topics he considers are the role of art in modernism and postmodernism, the truth claims of artworks, the function of the ugly in modern artworks, the precarious value of the literary tradition, and the surprising significance of realism for Adorno.

Author : Lambert Zuidervaart
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262740168

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Adorno's Aesthetic Theory by Lambert Zuidervaart Pdf

This is the first book to offer readers a guide through the vast labyrinth of Theodor Adorno's Aesthetic Theory, putting the work into historical context and outlining the main ideas and the relevant debates it participated in or spawned.Lambert Zuidervaart is Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College.

Author : Stefano Petrucciani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030719913

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Theodor W. Adorno's Philosophy, Society, and Aesthetics by Stefano Petrucciani Pdf

This book is a complete presentation of the most important themes of Theodor W. Adorno’s critical theory, and of its relevance for the understanding of the modern society. After an Introduction, which traces Adorno’s biographical and intellectual profile, the book is structured in three parts. The first is devoted to theoretical philosophy, and in particular to the concepts of philosophy, negative dialectics and metaphysics, and his aim is to clarify the Adornian understanding of such difficult concepts. The second is devoted to the main themes of Adorno’s social theory: the concept of domination, the relationship with Marxism, the theory of the decay of the individual, the critique of mass manipulation. The third part is devoted to aesthetics and culture criticism, and entails a conclusion in which the author outlines a confrontation between the Adornian and the Habermasian critique of modernity.

Author : Tom Huhn,Lambert Zuidervaart
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262581760

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The Semblance of Subjectivity by Tom Huhn,Lambert Zuidervaart Pdf

The essays are organized around the twin themes of semblance and subjectivity. Whereas the concept of semblance, or illusion, points to Adorno's links with Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud, the concept of subjectivity recalls his lifelong struggle with a philosophy ofconsciousness stemming from Kant, Hegel, and Lukacs.

Author : Peter E. Gordon,Espen Hammer,Max Pensky
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119146933

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A Companion to Adorno by Peter E. Gordon,Espen Hammer,Max Pensky Pdf

A definitive contribution to scholarship on Adorno, bringing together the foremost experts in the field As one of the leading continental philosophers of the last century, and one of the pioneering members of the Frankfurt School, Theodor W. Adorno is the author of numerous influential—and at times quite radical—works on diverse topics in aesthetics, social theory, moral philosophy, and the history of modern philosophy, all of which concern the contradictions of modern society and its relation to human suffering and the human condition. Having authored substantial contributions to critical theory which contain searching critiques of the ‘culture industry’ and the ‘identity thinking’ of modern Western society, Adorno helped establish an interdisciplinary but philosophically rigorous study of culture and provided some of the most startling and revolutionary critiques of Western society to date. The Blackwell Companion to Adorno is the largest collection of essays by Adorno specialists ever gathered in a single volume. Part of the acclaimed Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series, this important contribution to the field explores Adorno’s lasting impact on many sub-fields of philosophy. Seven sections, encompassing a diverse range of topics and perspectives, explore Adorno’s intellectual foundations, his critiques of culture, his views on ethics and politics, and his analyses of history and domination. Provides new research and fresh perspectives on Adorno’s views and writings Offers an authoritative, single-volume resource for Adorno scholarship Addresses renewed interest in Adorno’s significance to contemporary questions in philosophy Presents over 40 essays written by international-recognized experts in the field A singular advancement in Adorno scholarship, the Companion to Adorno is an indispensable resource for Adorno specialists and anyone working in modern European philosophy, contemporary cultural criticism, social theory, German history, and aesthetics.

Author : Robin Truth Goodman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781501342967

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Understanding Adorno, Understanding Modernism by Robin Truth Goodman Pdf

Having studied philosophy at a time when its traditions were being seriously uprooted by the atrocities of World War II, Theodor Adorno had an enormous impact on thinking about aesthetics at a transitional historical moment when the philosophy of science and leftist politics were looking for new ground. Moreover, with his focus on the rise of commercial culture and its effects on identity-construction, Adorno can be said to have reinvigorated modernist concerns by introducing the prevailing terms in our contemporary versions of cultural politics and cultural studies. Understanding Adorno, Understanding Modernism traces Adorno's social and aesthetic ideas as they appear and reappear in his corpus. As per other volumes in the series, this book is divided into three parts. The first, “Adorno's Keywords,” is organized by the aesthetic terms around which Adorno's philosophy circulates. The second section is devoted to “Adorno and Aesthetics.” While Adorno's philosophical viewpoints influenced modernism's evolution into the 21st century, the history of modernist aesthetics also shaped his philosophical approaches. The third and final part, “Adorno's Constellations,” discusses how aesthetic form in Adorno's thinking underlies the terms of his social analysis.

Author : Simon Jarvis
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415920574

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Adorno by Simon Jarvis Pdf

This new introduction offers a comprehensive and accessible account of Adorno's work. Jarvis discusses the intellectual and institutional contexts for Adorno's thought and, in a broad-ranging study, examines his contributions to social theory, cultural theory, aesthetics, and philosophy. He shows how a re-examination of Adorno's work from the perspective of classical German philosophy allows us to see him from a new and illuminating angle, and ultimately to achieve a fuller understanding of all his thought.

Author : Mario Farina
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030452810

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Adorno’s Aesthetics as a Literary Theory of Art by Mario Farina Pdf

This book re-examines Adorno’s aesthetics, developing a new literary approach that aims to unveil hidden elements of Adorno’s thought. Farina proposes to read Adorno’s aesthetics as a literary theory of art, showing its efficacy in its comprehension of the most advanced trends of contemporary literature. As a result, this book provides an image of Adorno’s aesthetics as a complete, satisfying and consistent philosophy of literature, a robust theory which is able to stand its ground in contemporary aesthetic debate. Challenging the prevalent prejudice that defines Adorno’s thought, and especially his aesthetics, as ‘modernist’, Farina argues that Adorno's philosophy of literature shows its value precisely in its application to and comprehension of postmodern literature, such as the works of Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace. Precise and compelling, this book provides a new paradigm for understanding Adorno’s theory of artwork, serving as an essential reference for researches investigating the relation between classical critical theory and contemporary art.

Author : Theodor W. Adorno,Gretel Adorno,Rolf Tiedeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0816617996

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Aesthetic Theory by Theodor W. Adorno,Gretel Adorno,Rolf Tiedeman Pdf

The culmination of a lifetime of aesthetic investigation, Aesthetic Theory is Adorno's major work, a defense of modernism that is paradoxical in its defense of illusion. In it, Adorno takes up the problem of art in a day when "it goes without saying that nothing concerning art goes without saying". In the course of his discussion, Adorno revisits such concepts as the sublime, the ugly, and the beautiful, demonstrating that concepts such as these are reservoirs of human experience. These experiences ultimately underlie aesthetics, for in Adorno's formulation "art is the sedimented history of human misery".

Author : Espen Hammer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107121591

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Adorno's Modernism by Espen Hammer Pdf

The book is a study of Adorno's aesthetics, its philosophical background, and its account of aesthetic modernism.

Author : Josh Robinson
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438469850

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Adorno's Poetics of Form by Josh Robinson Pdf