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Summary:

"The book reinterprets the thought of Theodor W. Adorno, the leading light of the Frankfurt School and one of the most influential leftist intellectuals of the twentieth century, by arguing that his worries over the frailty of reason and democracy were inspired by radical conservative thinkers of Weimar Germany"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction : Repurposing Zivilisationskritik for Progressive Ends
• Adorno's Klages Project : The Origin of Negative Dialectics
• "Caesarism" : Spengler's Master Class in Democracy's Self-Destruction
• "Demystification of Antiquity" : Dialectic of Enlightenment
• Epilogue : Legacies of Adorno's Gamble.

Author/Creator:

Immanen, Mikko, 1982- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Adorno's gamble: harnessing German ideology [by Immanen, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Adorno's gamble [by Immanen, M.] (Ithaca : Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library, 2025 — ISBN 9781501779510; LCCN 2024015966)

Related Series:

Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)

Subjects:

Adorno, Theodor W., 1903-1969

Spengler, Oswald, 1880-1936 — Influence

Klages, Ludwig, 1872-1956 — Influence

Philosophy, German — 20th century

Frankfurt school of sociology

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 13, 2025).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

B3199.A34 I45 2025eb

ISBNs:

9781501779541 (electronic book)
1501779540 (electronic book)
9781501779534 (electronic book)
1501779532 (electronic book)
9781501779510 (hardcover) [Invalid]
9781501779527 (paperback) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2024015967

Other Control Numbers:

3858355 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306864936