bVeryShortIntroductionsb:Brilliant,Sharp,Inspiring/bT.W.Adorno(1903-69)wasaGermanphilosopherandsocialandculturaltheorist.Hisworkhascometobeseenasincreasinglyrelevanttounderstandingthepathologiesofcontemporarysocietyevidentintoday’sclimateemergency,thefinancialcrash,thereappearanceoffascisminmanycountries,andthegrowinginstabilityoftheworldorder.ThisVeryShortIntroductioncoversAdorno’sworkandlife,explaininghiskeyphilosophicalconceptsandthephilosophicalbackgroundandhistoricalcontextofAdorno’sthinking.AndrewBowieshowshowAdorno’sexplorationofwhyhumanreasoncanhaveirrationalconsequencesledhimtorethinkbasicconceptslike’nature’,’history’,and’freedom’,offeringalternativestomanywaysofthinkingabouttheseconceptsincontemporaryphilosophy.ThebookalsoexaminesAdorno’ssocialtheory,aswellashishighlycriticalassessmentsofjazzandmodernculture,whichheconsideredthreatenedbytheeffectsofmoderncapitalism.ABOUTTHESERIES:TheVeryShortIntroductionsseriesfromOxfordUniversityPresscontainshundredsoftitlesinalmosteverysubjectarea.Thesepocket-sizedbooksaretheperfectwaytogetaheadinanewsubjectquickly.Ourexpertauthorscombinefacts,analysis,perspective,newideas,andenthusiasmtomakeinterestingandchallengingtopicshighlyreadable.
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