Gesellschaftstheorie und Kulturkritik

by Theodor W. Adorno

Crítica de la cultura y sociedad I se integra dentro de la colección Obras completas de Adorno. De nueva traducción, la presente obra es una de las más representativas del filósofo, en la que expone su concepción acerca del pensamiento y la crítica filósoficos de la cultura y la sociedad de su época.

Genres: Philosophy, Sociology

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno was one of the most important philosophers and social critics in Germany after World War II. Although less well known among anglophone philosophers than his contemporary Hans-Georg Gadamer, Adorno had even greater influence on scholars and intellectuals in postwar Germany. In the 1960s he was the most prominent challenger to both Sir Karl Popper's philosophy of science and Martin Heidegger's philosophy of existence. Jürgen Habermas, Germany's foremost social philosopher after 1970, was Adorno's student and assistant. The scope of Adorno's influence stems from the interdisciplinary character of his research and of the Frankfurt School to which he belonged. It also stems from the thoroughness with which he examined Western philosophical traditions, especially from Kant onward, and the radicalness to his critique of contemporary Western society. He was a seminal social philosopher and a leading member of the first generation of Critical Theory.

Unreliable translations hampered the initial reception of Adorno's published work in English speaking countries. Since the 1990s, however, better translations have appeared, along with newly translated lectures and other posthumous works that are still being published. These materials not only facilitate an emerging assessment of his work in epistemology and ethics but also strengthen an already advanced reception of his work in aesthetics and cultural theory.

Reviews

[Paula]

Mein erstes (komplettes) Adorno Buch, und ich bin immer noch begeistert. Ein fantastischer Theoretiker, der sehr empfehlenswert ist. Besonders seine Analyse zwischenmenschlicher Beziehung im Bezug zur Verdinglichung - *chiefs kiss*. Ich empfehle aber wenigstens Weber und Marx im Vorfeld zu lesen (oder ein basic understanding zu haben).

[epicuri_]

Perfecto pa entender toda la movida de la industria cultural, aunque un poco fatalista