As a writer of polemics in the tradition of Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Kraus, Adorno delivered scathing critiques of contemporary Western culture.

May 5, 2003 · Conflict and consolidation marked the last decade of Adorno’s life. A leading figure in the “positivism dispute” in German sociology, Adorno was a key player in debates about …

Theodor Adorno was one of the foremost continental philosophers of the twentieth century. Although he wrote on a wide range of subjects, his fundamental concern was human …

Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (born Sept. 11, 1903, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.—died Aug. 6, 1969, Visp, Switz.) was a German philosopher who also wrote on sociology, psychology, and …

Facing the problems of the Holocaust by the Nazis and the mass murders under Stalin ’s regime, Adorno raised the questions of why and how modern rationality gave birth to such barbarous …

Aug 6, 2024 · Adorno’s intellectual legacy is both extensive and enduring. His critiques of the culture industry, consumer society, and the ideological functions of mass media have had a …

Discover Theodor Adorno's philosophy with this beginner-friendly guide, covering his life, ideas on knowledge, ethics, society, and aesthetics. Learn about non-identity, negative dialectics, the …

Dec 16, 2025 · Adorno's views were seized upon and adopted by the student revolutionaries of the 1960s. Adorno also wrote extensively on problems of aesthetics and music, notably in The …

When Theodor W. Adorno returned to Germany from his exile in the United States, he was appointed as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Frankfurt and he immediately made …

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