Adorno and the problem of philosophy
This thesis examines the problem of philosophy in the work of Theodor W. Adorno, in the context of its significance for the idea of Critical Theory and, in particular, in the light of the dominant contemporary obstacle to its revaluation: the criticism of JĂŒrgen Habermas. The thesis attempts to provide a critical elaboration of the concept of philosophy as it is indicated by Adorno, in order to demonstrate its coherence and value as a modem critical discipline, with a continuing and decisive importance for the project of Critical Theory. Chapter 1 introduces the problem of philosophy in Adorno, through demonstrating how Habermas's criticism fails to recognise the precise character of Adorno's engagement with philosophy, and thereby mis-recognises its significance for Critical Theory. Chapter 2 introduces the reassessment of the idea of philosophy in Adorno through an elaboration of the interpretative demands it imposes, revealing its relation to a discourse of metaphilosophy. It elaborates the self-reflective constitution of philosophy. as a form of interpretation which the concept of philosophy is itself subject to, with particular attention to the interpretation of philosophy's obsolescence and need. Chapter
Martin, Stewart
Adorno and the problem of philosophy. This thesis examines the problem of philosophy in the work of Theodor W. Adorno, in the context of its significance for the idea of Critical Theory and, in particular, in the light of the dominant contemporary obstacle to its revaluation: the criticism of JĂŒrgen Habermas. The thesis attempts to provide a critical elaboration of the concept of philosophy as it is indicated by Adorno, in order to demonstrate its coherence and value as a modem critical discipline, with a continuing and decisive importance for the project of Critical Theory. Chapter 1 introduces the problem of philosophy in Adorno, through demonstrating how Habermas's criticism fails to recognise the precise character of Adorno's engagement with philosophy, and thereby mis-recognises its significance for Critical Theory. Chapter 2 introduces the reassessment of the idea of philosophy in Adorno through an elaboration of the interpretative demands it imposes, revealing its relation to a discourse of metaphilosophy. It elaborates the self-reflective constitution of philosophy. as a form of interpretation which the concept of philosophy is itself subject to, with particular attention to the interpretation of philosophy's obsolescence and need. Chapter
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