Aesthetic Theory

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by Theodor W. Adorno

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I tried reading this last year, but too much was going over my head. Can anyone suggest some prior reading? I'm half way through Das Kapital . I've also heard Benjamin Walter + Kant are good for a basis. Any recommendations?
Markel Kortabarria I'd would recommend you Dialectic of Enlightment just to get a prior basis on Adornos thoughts, also it's a godd and easy book to introduce you to the…moreI'd would recommend you Dialectic of Enlightment just to get a prior basis on Adornos thoughts, also it's a godd and easy book to introduce you to the Critical Theory to which this book belongs.
Anyway, Kants Critique of Judgement and Hegels Lectures on Aesthetics are the main source.(less)
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