Ensaios Sobre Psicologia Social e Psicanálise

by Theodor W. Adorno

A relação entre Adorno e a psicanálise sempre foi um eixo maior de sua experiência intelectual. Sua perspectiva materialista e suas estratégias de crítica social são incompreensíveis se não levarmos em conta o que Freud lhe revelou a respeito da gênese do Eu e da estrutura pulsional da vida social. Neste volume, o leitor encontrará os textos de Adorno dedicados à construção de uma crítica social psicanaliticamente orientada. Em vários momentos, um modelo de crítica da razão como análise de patologias sociais se apresenta para permitir a compreensão mais precisa de fenômenos como o fascismo, a personalidade autoritária e os impactos psíquicos do capitalismo.

240 pages, Paperback

Published August 3, 2015

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

[Victor Armigliatto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recomendo para o que vivemos no século 21.

[Aurora (Rory) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prefiero a Hogg y Vauhen