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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100631210768
ISBN-139780631210764
eBay Product ID (ePID)776503
Product Key Features
Number of Pages380 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAdorno Reader
SubjectIndividual Philosophers, General, History & Surveys / Modern
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPhilosophy
AuthorBrian O'connor
SeriesWiley Blackwell Readers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight24.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN99-046075
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Philosopher, social theorist, musicologist and critic, Adorno is now accepted as one of our century's most brilliant radical thinkers. The great virtue of Brian O'Connor's lucidly presented selection is to make clear the depth and consistency, as well as the extraordinary range, of Adorno's work. The book will be of value to newcomers and scholars alike." Michael Rosen, Lincoln College, University of Oxford"Invaluable. Brian O'Connor has put together the ideal Adorno reader, containing not only Adorno's finest essays, but precisely the pieces that are necessary for teaching Adorno. Because of its range, this volume will suit students of literature and social theory as well as philosophy." Jay M. Bernstein, Vanderbilt University"This collection of Adorno's most significant essays, along with the excerpts from his major philosophical texts, provides a much needed single resource for guiding students through the critical force of Adorno's thinking. O'Connor's introduction gives a compact overview of the history of Adorno's writings as well as a lucid...exposition of Adorno's concept of experience." Colin Hearfield, University of New England, "Philosopher, social theorist, musicologist and critic, Adorno is now accepted as one of our century's most brilliant radical thinkers. The great virtue of Brian O'Connor's lucidly presented selection is to make clear the depth and consistency, as well as the extraordinary range, of Adorno's work. The book will be of value to newcomers and scholars alike." Michael Rosen, Lincoln College, University of Oxford "Invaluable. Brian O'Connor has put together the ideal Adorno reader, containing not only Adorno's finest essays, but precisely the pieces that are necessary for teaching Adorno. Because of its range, this volume will suit students of literature and social theory as well as philosophy." Jay M. Bernstein, Vanderbilt University "This collection of Adorno's most significant essays, along with the excerpts from his major philosophical texts, provides a much needed single resource for guiding students through the critical force of Adorno's thinking. O'Connor's introduction gives a compact overview of the history of Adorno's writings as well as a lucid...exposition of Adorno's concept of experience." Colin Hearfield, University of New England
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal193
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements. A Note on Selections. Introduction. Part I: The Task of Philosophy: . 1. The Actuality of Philosophy. 2. Why Philosophy'. 3. Negative Dialectics and The Possibility of Philosophy. 4. The Melancholy Science. 5. Meditations on Metaphysics: After Auschwitz. Part II: The Concepts of Philosophy: . 6. The Essay as Form. 7. Metacritique of Epistemology. 8. Subject and Object. Part III: Sociology: . 9. The Concept of Enlightenment. 10. Sociology and Empirical Research. Part IV: Art, Culture and Society: . 11. Cultural Criticism and Society. 12. Lyric Poetry and Society. 13. Culture Industry Reconsidered. 14. The Autonomy of Art. Part V: Criticism: . 15. The Perennial Fashion - Jazz. 16. Arnold Schoenberg, 1874-1951. 17. Alienated Masterpiece: The Missa Solemnis . 18. Trying to Understand Endgame. Select Bibliography. Index.
SynopsisThis superb volume brings together for the first time the essential readings selections from Adorno's multidisciplinary work. It will be valuable to readers at various levels as it makes available Adorno material which previously was either difficult to access or was presented in a form which was intimidating., This volume is the essential collection of readings from the multidisciplinary work of Theodor Adorno, one of the most influential and admired German thinkers of the twentieth century. In order to allow a ready appreciation of a specific area of Adornos thought, The Adorno Reader organizes the most important of his writings into five sections: the task of philosophy, the concepts of philosophy, sociological writings, culture, and aesthetic criticism. In addition to a general introduction, the editor has provided individual introductions to all of the material in the book. By explicating some of the more obscure terminology and arguments these introductions clearly situate each piece within the larger context of Adornos writings and his philosophical tradition., This is the first selection of Adornos essential readings. Includes Adornos writings on the task of philosophy, the concepts of philosophy, sociology, art, culture and society, and criticism. Makes available material which previously was either difficult to access or was presented in a form which was intimidating.
LC Classification NumberB3199.A31 2000
