The basic goal of Theodor Adorno’s “Progress” is made apparent in the very first sentence: to provide a clear, theoretical and philosophical understanding of the concept of progress. Though he does not clarify until later, the author is referring to the progress of humanity in the widest possible sense. Simply contemplating this task [...]
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Theodor Adorno: Progress
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Summary : Dialectic of Enlightenment
Posted in Adorno, Dialectic of Enlightenment, Horkheimer on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For Kant, Enlightenment liberates us from authority. Those who hold authority—have mystery. The priest has special access to the mystery of religion; it is through him where God comes towards us. The Enlightenment says that human reason is capable of answering all the questions that the previous authority had answers to. When you have [...]
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