Lambert Zuidervaart Adornos Aesthetic Theory The Redemption Of Illusion by Adorno's Aesthetic Theory The Redemption Of Illusion 9780262240321, 0262240327 instant download after payment.

Theodor W. Adorno's Aesthetic Theory is a labyrinth filled with stylistic, conceptual, and methodological puzzles.
Entire books could be written deciphering Adorno's language, reconstructing his dialectical arguments, or
examining his phenomenological methods, only to have readers find no path to the meaning of this complex work.
Even the most obvious sources of illumination seem insufficient. Adorno's other writings provide clues to obscure
passages in Aesthetic Theory, but his most important books present their own mazes. A look at Adorno's
philosophical precursors is also enlightening, yet his ties to these are tangled, and the most important ones resist paraphrase. Additional guidance comes from recent debates on Adorno's legacy. Heavy reliance on these, however, would divert attention from his aesthetics to the contemporary discussions for which it holds promise. Although it would be foolish to ignore any of these guides, they all too easily lead outside one labyrinth into another.
None of this renders it impossible to identify crucial areas in which Aesthetic Theory makes significant
contributions to philosophical aesthetics. In an attempt to do this, I have constructed a configuration of topics in the context of Adorno's other writings. The configuration is guided by his idea of artistic truth. Adorno's critical attitude toward abstract methodologies encourages flexibility in interpretative strategies. Accordingly, I make selective references to historical sources and contemporary debates, while ignoring numerous passages in Aesthetic Theory
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