The Sociology of Theodor Adorno

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ID19940280
AuthorsMatthias Benzer (0000-0003-3399-5545, University of Sheffield, corresponding author)
Year2011
Pages280
Publication date2011-03-10
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueSociology of Theodor Adorno (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511686894
OpenAlexW44018666
Open LibraryOL25023068M
ISBN9780511686894
GOOGLE_BOOK_ID03e1hDPXm8kC
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited80

Theodor Adorno is a widely-studied figure, but most often with regard to his work on cultural theory, philosophy and aesthetics. The Sociology of Theodor Adorno provides the first thorough English-language account of Adorno's sociological thinking. Matthias Benzer reads Adorno's sociology through six major themes: the problem of conceptualising capitalist society; empirical research; theoretical analysis; social critique; the sociological text; and the question of the non-social. Benzer explains the methodological and theoretical ideas informing Adorno's reflections on sociology and illustrates Adorno's approach to examining social life, including astrology, sexual taboos and racial prejudice. Benzer clarifies Adorno's sociology in relation to his work in other disciplines and the inspiration his sociology took from social thinkers such as Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Kracauer and Benjamin. The book raises critical questions about the viability of Adorno's sociological mode of procedure and its potential contributions and challenges to current debates in social science

Astrology · Epistemology · Philosophy of social science · Prejudice (legal term) · Psychoanalysis · Relation (database) · Social philosophy · Social relation · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation

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