The Melancholy Science: An Introduction To The Thought Of

The Melancholy Science: An Introduction To The Thought Of Theodor W. Adorno (Radical Thinkers)

The Melancholy Science is Gillian Roseâ€™s investigation into TheodorÂ Adornoâ€™s work and legacy. Rose uncovers the unity discernableÂ among the many fragments of Adornoâ€™s oeuvre, and argues that hisÂ influence has been to turn Marxism into a search for style.

The attempts of Adorno, LukÃ¡cs and Benjamin to develop a MarxistÂ theory of culture centred on the concept of reification are contrasted,Â and the ways in which the concept of reification has come to beÂ misused are exposed. Adornoâ€™s continuation for his own time ofÂ the Marxist critique of philosophy is traced through his writings onÂ Hegel, Kierkegaard, Husserl and Heidegger. His opposition to theÂ separation of philosophy and sociology is shown by examination ofÂ his critique of Durkheim and Weber, and of his contributions to theÂ dispute over positivism, his critique of empirical social research andÂ his own empirical sociology.

Gillian Rose shows Adornoâ€™s most important contribution to be hisÂ founding of a Marxist aesthetic that offers a sociology of culture, asÂ demonstrated in his essays on Kafka, Mann, Beckett, Brecht andÂ SchÃ¶nberg. Finally, Adornoâ€™s â€˜Melancholy Scienceâ€™ is revealed toÂ offer a â€˜sociology of illusionâ€™ that rivals both structural Marxism andÂ phenomenological sociology as well as the subsequent work of theÂ Frankfurt School.
Country USA
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Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781781681527
Color White
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
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EANs 9781781681527

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781781681527
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2014-01-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781781681527

The Melancholy Science: An Introduction To The Thought Of Theodor W. Adorno (Radical Thinkers)

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