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Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords
Theodor W. Adorno
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Description for Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords
Paperback. Combines into a single volume, two of Adorno's most important postwar works - "Interventions: Nine Critical Models" (1963) and "Catchwords: Critical Models II" (1969). This book reflects the intellectually provocative Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, and the fragility of democracy, educational reform. Translator(s): Pickford, Henry W. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Critical Models combines into a single volume two of Adorno's most important postwar works - Interventions: Nine Critical Models (1963) and Catchwords: Critical Models II (1969). Written after his return to Germany in 1949, the articles, essays, and radio talks included in this volume speak to the pressing political, cultural, and philosophical concerns of the postwar era. The pieces in Critical Models reflect the intellectually provocative as well as the practical Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, the fragility of democracy, educational reform, the influence of television and radio, and the aftermath of fascism. ... Read more
Critical Models combines into a single volume two of Adorno's most important postwar works - Interventions: Nine Critical Models (1963) and Catchwords: Critical Models II (1969). Written after his return to Germany in 1949, the articles, essays, and radio talks included in this volume speak to the pressing political, cultural, and philosophical concerns of the postwar era. The pieces in Critical Models reflect the intellectually provocative as well as the practical Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, the fragility of democracy, educational reform, the influence of television and radio, and the aftermath of fascism. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231135054
SKU
V9780231135054
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About Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) was one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. He is the author of such seminal works as Minima Moralia, The Philosophy of New Music, and, with Max Horkheimer, The Dialectic of Enlightenment.Lydia Goehr is professor of philosophy and aesthetic theory at Columbia University. She is the author of The Imaginary Museum of Musical ... Read more
Reviews for Critical Models: Interventions and Catchwords
[A] collection of essays that offers a view of Adorno in his role as... public intellectual... Adorno's essays are truly urgent. The Nation Critical Models... introduce[s] a more accessible Adorno to the public... In an age of cynicism and practicality, he is more essential than ever. Los Angeles Times Book Review