A Precarious Happiness
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ISBN13: 9780226828572
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A strikingly original account of Theodor Adorno's work as a critique animated by happiness.
"Gordon's confidently gripping and persistently subtle interpretation brings a new tone to the debate about Adorno's negativism."--Jürgen Habermas
Theodor Adorno is often portrayed as a totalizing negativist, a scowling contrarian who looked upon modern society with despair. Peter E. Gordon thinks we have this wrong: if Adorno is uncompromising in his critique, it is because he sees in modernity an unfulfilled possibility of human flourishing. In a damaged world, Gordon argues, all happiness is likewise damaged but not wholly absent. Through a comprehensive rereading of Adorno's work, A Precarious Happiness recovers Adorno's commitment to traces of happiness--fragments of the good amid the bad. Ultimately, Gordon argues that social criticism, while exposing falsehoods, must also cast a vision for an unrealized better world.
"Gordon's confidently gripping and persistently subtle interpretation brings a new tone to the debate about Adorno's negativism."--Jürgen Habermas
Theodor Adorno is often portrayed as a totalizing negativist, a scowling contrarian who looked upon modern society with despair. Peter E. Gordon thinks we have this wrong: if Adorno is uncompromising in his critique, it is because he sees in modernity an unfulfilled possibility of human flourishing. In a damaged world, Gordon argues, all happiness is likewise damaged but not wholly absent. Through a comprehensive rereading of Adorno's work, A Precarious Happiness recovers Adorno's commitment to traces of happiness--fragments of the good amid the bad. Ultimately, Gordon argues that social criticism, while exposing falsehoods, must also cast a vision for an unrealized better world.
| ISBN-13 | 9780226828572 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0226828573 |
| Weight | 1.13 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 1.10 x 9.00 In |
| List Price | $40.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 320 pages |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| Published On | 2024-01-02 |
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