Theodor W. Adorno
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780198833864
Publication date:
10/08/2022
Paperback
152 pages
200x120mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780198833864
Publication date:
10/08/2022
Paperback
152 pages
Andrew Bowie
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,Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Andrew Bowie
Description
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our
expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Andrew Bowie, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of LondonAndrew 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).
Andrew Bowie
Table of contents
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
Andrew Bowie
Description
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our
expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Andrew Bowie, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of LondonAndrew 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).
Table of contents
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
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