Dialectic of Enlightenment
$32.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
26 October 2016
Summary
Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer are the leading figures of the Frankfurt School and this book is their magnum opus. Dialectic of Enlightenment is one of the most celebrated works of modern social philosophy that continues to impress in its wide-ranging ambition.
Writing just after the Second World War and reflecting on the bureaucracy and myths of National Socialism and the inanity of the dawn of consumerism, Adorno and Horkheimer addressed themselves to a question which we…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784786793 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784786799 |
| Author: | Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, John Cumming |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Imprint: | Verso Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 26 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 143mm x 220mm |
Critics Review
A classic of twentieth-century thought. * Times Literary Supplement *
A sustained and serious critique of Western civilization. * Times Higher Education Supplement *
Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno was director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt. His works include Aesthetic Theory and Negative Dialectics.
Max Horkheimer (1895-1973) was a philosopher and sociologist of the Frankfurt School. His books include A Critique of Instrumental Reason.
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