{"product_id":"adorno-politics-and-the-aesthetic-animal-hardback-9781487541446","title":"Adorno, Politics, and the Aesthetic Animal (Hardback) 9781487541446","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAdorno, Politics, and the Aesthetic Animal\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\"\u003eCaleb J. Basnett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487541446\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 1.8 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt upon the principle that divides and elevates humans above other animals, humanism is the cornerstone of a worldview that sanctifies inequality and threatens all animal life. \u003ci\u003eAdorno, Politics, and the Aesthetic Animal\u003c\/i\u003e analyses this state of affairs and suggests an alternative – a way for humanity to make itself into a new kind of animal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheodor W. Adorno has been accused of leading critical theory into a blind alley, divorced from practical social and political concerns. In \u003ci\u003eAdorno, Politics, and the Aesthetic Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, Caleb J. Basnett argues that by placing the problem of the human\/animal distinction at the centre of Adorno\u0026amp;#x2019;s thought, we discover a new Adorno, one whose critique of domination is in dialogue with classic concerns of political thought forged by Aristotle, including questions of humanist political education and the role of art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a close reading of primary sources, Basnett identifies the principal conceptual structure entwined with the understanding of human life as antagonistic to other animals, and outlines how forms of aesthetic experience disrupt this problematic concept in favour of a reconceptualization of what we call human. His analysis displaces the centrality of the human and attempts to open up a space for its transformation, both in terms of how humans relate to each other and in how humans relate to other animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Is an Aesthetic Animal?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One: The Remnants of the Greeks, the Ruins of Humanism \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Perils of Dialectic\u003cbr\u003e2. Variations on a Theme: Humanity and Progress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two: Untying the Knot of Humanity \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Relatively Modest Horrors: Adorno and Animals \u003cbr\u003e4. The Politics of an Aesthetic Animal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Wither Humanity?\u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52744956117272,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/adorno-politics-and-the-aesthetic-animal-hardback-9781487541446","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}