The Cambridge Companion to Adorno

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The great German philosopher and aesthetic theorist Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (1903–69) was one of the main philosophers of the first generation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. An accomplished musician, Adorno first focused on the theory of culture and art. Later he turned to the problem of the self-defeating dialectic of modern reason and freedom. In this collection of essays, imbued with the most up-to-date research, a distinguished roster of Adorno specialists explore the full range of his contributions to philosophy, history, music theory, aesthetics and sociology. New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Adorno currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Adorno.

"A wonderful guide to the work of the German philosopher Theodor Adorno...a fine work of scholarship and will be helpful to both students and researchers. Highly recommended." S. Barnett, Central Connecticut State University, CHOICE

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Frontmatter
pp i-xiv
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Introduction: Thoughts beside Themselves
pp 1-18
- By Tom Huhn
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1 - Negative Dialectic as Fate
pp 19-50
Adorno and Hegel
- By J. M. Bernstein
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2 - Weighty Objects
pp 51-78
On Adorno’s Kant-Freud Interpretation
- By Joel Whitebook
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3 - Adorno, Marx, Materialism
pp 79-100
- By Simon Jarvis
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4 - Leaving Home
pp 101-128
On Adorno and Heidegger
- By Samir Gandesha
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5 - Is Experience Still in Crisis? Reflections on a Frankfurt School Lament
pp 129-147
- By Martin Jay
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6 - Mephistopheles in Hollywood
pp 148-180
Adorno, Mann, and Schoenberg
- By James Schmidt
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7 - Right Listening and a New Type of Human Being
pp 181-197
- By Robert Hullot-Kentor
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8 - Authenticity and Failure in Adorno’s Aesthetics of Music
pp 198-221
- By Max Paddison
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9 - Dissonant Works and the Listening Public
pp 222-247
- By Lydia Goehr
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10 - Adorno, Heidegger, and the Meaning of Music
pp 248-278
- By Andrew Bowie
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11 - The Critical Theory of Society as Reflexive Sociology
pp 279-301
- By Stefan Müller-Doohm
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12 - Genealogy and Critique
pp 302-327
Two Forms of Ethical Questioning of Morality
- By Christoph Menke
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13 - Adorno’s Negative Moral Philosophy
pp 328-353
- By Gerhard Schweppenhäuser
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14 - Adorno’s Social Lyric, and Literary Criticism Today
pp 354-375
Poetics, Aesthetics, Modernity
- By Robert Kaufman
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15 - Adorno’s Tom Sawyer Opera Singspiel
pp 376-394
- By Rolf Tiedemann
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pp 395-420
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Index
pp 421-428
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xiv

Introduction: Thoughts beside Themselves
pp 1-18

1 - Negative Dialectic as Fate
pp 19-50

2 - Weighty Objects
pp 51-78

3 - Adorno, Marx, Materialism
pp 79-100

4 - Leaving Home
pp 101-128

5 - Is Experience Still in Crisis? Reflections on a Frankfurt School Lament
pp 129-147

6 - Mephistopheles in Hollywood
pp 148-180

7 - Right Listening and a New Type of Human Being
pp 181-197

8 - Authenticity and Failure in Adorno’s Aesthetics of Music
pp 198-221

9 - Dissonant Works and the Listening Public
pp 222-247

10 - Adorno, Heidegger, and the Meaning of Music
pp 248-278

11 - The Critical Theory of Society as Reflexive Sociology
pp 279-301

12 - Genealogy and Critique
pp 302-327

13 - Adorno’s Negative Moral Philosophy
pp 328-353

14 - Adorno’s Social Lyric, and Literary Criticism Today
pp 354-375

15 - Adorno’s Tom Sawyer Opera Singspiel
pp 376-394

Select Bibliography
pp 395-420

Index
pp 421-428

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