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Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 2002
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 8vo. Cultural Memory in the Present series. Soft cover. xix, 282 pp. Slight toning to spine and edges of text block, else fine. Dialectic of Enlightenment is undoubtedly the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. The book analyzes such phenomena as the detachment of science from practical life, formalized morality, the manipulative nature of entertainment culture, and a paranoid behavioral structure, expressed in aggressive anti-Semitism, that marks the limits of enlightenment.
Published by Stanford Univ Pr, 2007
ISBN 10: 0804736332ISBN 13: 9780804736336
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 282 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by Stanford Univ Pr, 2007
ISBN 10: 0804736332ISBN 13: 9780804736336
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 282 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, USA, 2002
Seller: Companion Books, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing. No jacket. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'Dialectic of Enlightenment is undoubtedly the most influential publication of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. Written during the Second World War and circulated privately, it appeared in a printed edition in Amsterdam in 1947. "What we had set out to do," the authors write in the Preface, "was nothing less than to explain why humanity, instead of entering a truly human state, is sinking into a new kind of barbarism." Yet the work goes far beyond a mere critique of contemporary events. Historically remote developments, indeed, the birth of Western history and of subjectivity itself out of the struggle against natural forces, as represented in myths, are connected in a wide arch to the most threatening experiences of the present. The book consists in five chapters, at first glance unconnected, together with a number of shorter notes. The various analyses concern such phenomena as the detachment of science from practical life, formalized morality, the manipulative nature of entertainment culture, and a paranoid behavioral structure, expressed in aggressive anti-Semitism, that marks the limits of enlightenment. The authors perceive a common element in these phenomena, the tendency toward self-destruction of the guiding criteria inherent in enlightenment thought from the beginning. Using historical analyses to elucidate the present, they show, against the background of a prehistory of subjectivity, why the National Socialist terror was not an aberration of modern history but was rooted deeply in the fundamental characteristics of Western civilization. Adorno and Horkheimer see the self-destruction of Western reason as grounded in a historical and fateful dialectic between the domination of external nature and society. They trace enlightenment, which split these spheres apart, back to its mythical roots. Enlightenment and myth, therefore, are not irreconcilable opposites, but dialectically mediated qualities of both real and intellectual life. "Myth is already enlightenment, and enlightenment reverts to mythology." This paradox is the fundamental thesis of the book. This new translation, based on the text in the complete edition of the works of Max Horkheimer, contains textual variants, commentary upon them, and an editorial discussion of the position of this work in the development of Critical Theory.' xix+284 pages. 6.1 x 9.25 inches. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Stanford Univ Pr, 2002
ISBN 10: 0804736324ISBN 13: 9780804736329
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 282 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.