{"product_id":"adorno-and-the-ends-of-philosophy-hardback-9780745671581","title":"Adorno and the Ends of Philosophy (Hardback) 9780745671581","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAdorno and the Ends of Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Bowie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745671581, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 September 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.445 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Bowie combines a massive range of reading with an extraordinary power of lucid exposition, and it is hard to see how the task of turning Adorno into an intellectual peacemaker could have been better achieved.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Humanist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bowie's book is a highly illuminating and insightful treatise on the philosophy of Theodor W. Adorno and on its critical potential with respect to much of contemporary philosophy. In particular Bowie shows with Adorno why art is not just one of many possible topics of possible philosophical reflection, but has a philosophical significance of its own which is neglected in most of contemporary aesthetics.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlbrecht Wellmer, Free University, Berlin, Adorno-Prize Winner 2006\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bowie's distinctive and original treatment puts Adorno in sharp focus, while also offering a synoptic view of the general state of contemporary philosophy. Bowie clarifies Adorno's relation to the post-Kantian tradition and engages sympathetically yet critically with Adorno's remarkable project. The result is enlightening and highly engaging.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Gardner, University College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTheodor Adorno’s reputation as a cultural critic has been well-established for some time, but his status as a philosopher remains unclear. In \u003ci\u003eAdorno and the Ends of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e Andrew Bowie seeks to establish what Adorno can contribute to philosophy today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdorno’s published texts are notably difficult and have tended to hinder his reception by a broad philosophical audience. His main influence as a philosopher when he was alive was, though, often based on his very lucid public lectures. Drawing on these lectures, both published and unpublished, Bowie argues that important recent interpretations of Hegel, and related developments in pragmatism, echo key ideas in Adorno’s thought. At the same time, Adorno’s insistence that philosophy should make the Holocaust central to the assessment of modern rationality suggests ways in which these approaches should be complemented by his preparedness to confront some of the most disturbing aspects of modern history. What emerges is a remarkably clear and engaging re-interpretation of Adorno’s thought, as well as an illuminating and original review of the state of contemporary philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdorno and the Ends of Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will be indispensable to students of Adorno’s work at all levels. This compelling book is also set to ignite debate surrounding the reception of Adorno’s philosophy and bring him into the mainstream of philosophical debate at a time when the divisions between analytical and European philosophy are increasingly breaking down.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Contemporary Alternatives 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Negative Philosophy? 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Contradiction as Truth-Content: Adorno and Kant 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Immediacy and Mediation: Hegelian and Adornian Dialectics 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nature 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Freedom 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Aesthetics and Philosophy 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConclusion 175\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes 189\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences 198\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 205\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407334240536,"sku":"9780745671581","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745671581.jpg?v=1784162863","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/adorno-and-the-ends-of-philosophy-hardback-9780745671581","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}