11 Philosophy Aesthetics 1958/59 Theodor W. Adorno This volume on aesthetics shows the virtuosity and breadth of Adorno’s engagement with this key area of philosophy, discussing figures ranging from Plato, Kant and Hegel, to Kierkegaard, Benjamin and John Cage. This book will appeal across the humanities and social sciences, as well as to anyone interested in the development of critical theory. • Theodor Adorno was one of the greatest philosophers and sociologists of the twentieth century and a leading figure in the Frankfurt tradition of critical theory; his work is still widely read and enormously influential • In these lectures, Adorno develops some of his key ideas on aesthetics which were to form the basis for one of his greatest works, Aesthetic Theory • Adorno shows the breadth and variety of his knowledge, with analyses of classical interpretations of beauty featuring alongside those of canonical figures from Europe such as Hegel and Benjamin, and the latest experiments from John Cage • Offering important insight into the development of Adorno’s thought on a subject for which he is particularly well-known, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars in the fields of critical theory, philosophy and art theory, and in the humanities and social sciences generally Print ISBN: 978-0-7456-7939-6 | Cloth | €71.90 / 978-0-7456-7940-2 | Paper | €24.90 | Nov 2017 | 376PP About the Author Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969), a prominent member of the Frankfurt School, was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century in the areas of social theory, philosophy and aesthetics.
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