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Philosophical elements of a theory of society, 1964 /

(Number (ISBN

0745679471

(Number (ISBN

074567948X

(Number (ISBN

9780745679471

(Number (ISBN

9780745679488

Erroneous ISBN

9780745694917 (Epub)

Title Proper

Philosophical elements of a theory of society, 1964 /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Theodor W. Adorno ; edited by Tobias ten Brink and Marc Phillip Nogueira ; translated by Wielland Hoban.

Edition Statement

English edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Medford, MA :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Polity Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 174 pages ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Originally published in German as Philosophische Elemente einer Theorie Der Gesellschaft, 1964.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

"As an exile in America during the War, Theodor Adorno grew acquainted with the fundamentals of empirical social research, something which would shape the work he undertook in the early 1950s as co-director of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research. Yet he also became increasingly aware of the 'fetishism of method' in sociology, and saw the serious limitations of theoretical work based solely on empirical findings. In this lecture course given in 1964, Adorno develops a critique of both sociology and philosophy, emphasizing that theoretical work requires a specific mediation between the two disciplines. Adorno advocates a philosophical approach to social theory that challenges the drive towards uniformity and a lack of ambiguity, highlighting instead the fruitfulness of experience, in all its messy complexity, for critical social analysis. At the same time, he shows how philosophy must also realise that it requires sociology if it is to avoid falling for the old idealistic illusion that the totality of real conditions can be grasped through thought alone. Masterfully bringing together philosophical and empirical approaches to an understanding of society, these lectures from one of the most important social thinkers of the 20th century will be of great interest to students and scholars in philosophy, sociology and the social sciences generally"--Publisher's website.

Title

Philosophical elements of a theory of society, 1964.

International Standard Book Number

9780745694917

General Material Designation

Philosophische Elemente einer Theorie der Gesellschaft, 1964.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Sociology-- Philosophy.

Sociology-- Philosophy.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Adorno, Theodor W.,1903-1969

Hoban, Wieland

Nogueira, Marc Phillip

Ten Brink, Tobias

Date of Transaction

20200822124740.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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