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Theodor W. Adorno (/ ə ˈ d ɔːr n oʊ / ə-DOR-noh, German: [ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ʔaˈdɔʁno] ⓘ; born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; 11 September 1903 – 6 August 1969) was a German philosopher, musicologist, and social theorist.
May 5, 2003 · Theodor W. Adorno was one of the most important philosophers and social critics in Germany after World War II. Although less well known among anglophone philosophers than his contemporary Hans-Georg Gadamer, Adorno had even greater influence on scholars and intellectuals in postwar Germany.
Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno (born Sept. 11, 1903, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.—died Aug. 6, 1969, Visp, Switz.) was a German philosopher who also wrote on sociology, psychology, and musicology. Adorno obtained a degree in philosophy from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt in 1924.
Theodor Adorno was one of the foremost continental philosophers of the twentieth century. Although he wrote on a wide range of subjects, his fundamental concern was human suffering—especially modern societies’ effects upon the human condition.
Apr 4, 2022 · Theodor W. Adorno was one of the 20th century’s leading philosophers and social critics. He rose to prominence in post-war Germany, producing a vast body of work that encompassed a range of subjects, including sociology, psychology, and musicology.
The Authoritarian Personality is a 1950 sociology book by Theodor W. Adorno, Else Frenkel-Brunswik, Daniel Levinson, and Nevitt Sanford, researchers working at the University of California, Berkeley, during and shortly after World War II.
Theodor Adorno (1903–1969) was a leading figure in the Frankfurt School and one of the twentieth century's most demanding intellectuals. Recognized for his contributions to the fields of philosophy, sociology, aesthetics, literary criticism, and musi...
Jun 19, 2017 · German philosopher, sociologist and musicologist who was a leading member (and eventually director) of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research (the institutional basis of the Frankfurt School of German critical theory), Theodor Adorno’s (1903-1969) work may be understood as an attempt to develop a Marxist theory of twentieth-century ...
Aug 2, 2022 · Theodor Adorno contributed enormously to different aspects of philosophy during his tenure as one of the foremost thinkers of the 20th century. Here are 4 of his most influential ideas.
Sociology > Social Theory, Theory and Philosophy > Critical Theory, Politics > Political Theory. Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969) was one of the twentieth century’s most important thinkers.
