International Journal of Philosophical Studies 17 (2):233–53 (2009)
Abstract |
This paper provides a critical interpretation of the theme, point, and methodological status of Adorno’s so-called negative dialectic. The theme at issue, ‘non-identity’, comes in several varieties; and the point of Adorno’s dialectic, namely reconciliation, is multifaceted. Exploration of those topics shows that negative dialectic seques into substantive doctrines, including a version of transcendentalism and a claim about deformation. The peculiar methodological status of negative dialectic explains that adumbration. In the appraisive register, my principal contentions include these: Adorno’s transcendentalism makes some sense of the aforementioned deformation claim; and negative dialectic qua method avoids mystery and metaphysical excess.
|
Keywords | Adorno negative dialectic nonidentity reconciliation deformation |
Categories | (categorize this paper) |
DOI | 10.1080/09672550902794413 |
Options |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Download options
References found in this work BETA
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.Max Weber, Talcott Parsons & R. H. Tawney - 1930 - Charles Scribnerr's Sons.
View all 63 references / Add more references
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
Die Negativität der Sprache. Bemerkungen zu Adorno und Wittgenstein.Thomas Rentsch - 1996 - Wittgenstein-Studien 3 (1).
Adorno, Heidegger and the Critique of Epistemology.Brian O'Connor - 1998 - Philosophy and Social Criticism 24 (4):43-62.
Gaps: An Inquiry Into Determination and Deformation in Adorno.Nicholas Joll - 2010 - Studies in Social and Political Thought 17:12–30.
The Determination and Deformation of Beings: A Critical Interpretation of Adorno and Heidegger.Nicholas Joll - manuscript
Adorno's Negative Dialectic: Philosophy and the Possibility of Critical Rationality.Fred Rush - 2007 - Philosophical Review 116 (1):131-135.
Hegel and the Dialectic of Enlightenment : The Recognition of Education in Civil Society.Nigel Tubbs - unknown
'By a Hair's Breadth': Critique, Transcendence and the Ethical in Adorno and Levinas.Asher Howoritz - 2002 - Philosophy and Social Criticism 28 (2).
Analytics
Added to PP index
2010-01-19
Total views
105 ( #109,810 of 2,497,712 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
2 ( #283,634 of 2,497,712 )
2010-01-19
Total views
105 ( #109,810 of 2,497,712 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
2 ( #283,634 of 2,497,712 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads