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Adorno's Modernism

Art, Experience, and Catastrophe

Espen Hammer author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:25th Sep '15

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The book is a study of Adorno's aesthetics, its philosophical background, and its account of aesthetic modernism.

Situating Adorno's aesthetics in the context of post-Kantian European philosophy, this book explores his contribution to an understanding of modernism in the arts. Espen Hammer also discusses the philosophical significance of aesthetic modernism. The volume is of particular interest to scholars and students of social philosophy, art, and aesthetics.Theodor W. Adorno's aesthetics has dominated discussions about art and aesthetic modernism since World War II, and continues to inform contemporary theorizing. Situating Adorno's aesthetic theory in the context of post-Kantian European philosophy, Espen Hammer explores Adorno's critical view of art as engaged in reconsidering fundamental features of our relation to nature and reality. His book is structured around what Adorno regarded as the contemporary aesthetician's overarching task: to achieve a vision of the fate of art in the modern world, while demonstrating its unique cognitive potential. Hammer offers a lively examination of Adorno's work through the central problem of what full human self-actualization would require, and also discusses the wider philosophical significance of aesthetic modernism. This book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of social philosophy, art, and aesthetics.

ISBN: 9781107121591

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm

Weight: 490g

242 pages