The Cambridge Companion to Adorno

by Tom Huhn (Editor)

The great German philosopher and aesthetic theorist Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969) was one of the main philosophers of the first generation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory. As an accomplished musician, Adorno originally focused on the theory of culture and art. He later turned to the problem of the self-defeating dialectic of modern reason and freedom. A distinguished roster of Adorno specialists explores the full range of his contributions to philosophy, history, music theory, aesthetics and sociology in this collection of essays.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction, Cultural

444 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2004

Reviews

[Mark Martin]

Decent collection of essays on various topics of interest to Adorno scholars. Pretty solid, but nothing spectacular.

[Holden Rasmussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent, obviously. Though, some of the pieces are not quite introductory, mired in Adorno's terminology as they are.