The Persistence of Modernity: Essays on Aesthetics, Ethics, and Postmodernism

by Albrecht Wellmer

These four essays, drawn from two books by one of Germany's foremost philosophers, go to the heart of a number of contemporary issues: Adorno's aesthetics, the nature of a postmodern ethics, and the persistence of modernity in the so-called postmodern age.

Genres: Philosophy

Unknown Binding

First published May 1, 1991

Reviews

[Lance Grabmiller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting but a bit more narrow than the promising title might lead one to believe (the subtitle is more appropriate), and perhaps a bit too technical (philosophers talking amongst philosophers). More a commentary on Adorno than anything else.