C.T after DoE

matthew piscioneri mpiscioneri at hotmail.com
Wed, 09 Apr 2003 01:24:14 +0000


Rauno,

This IS precisely the question IMO:

>One might also ask was the idea of critical theory invalidated  in  
> >DIALECTIC OF ENLIGHTENMEN.

My feelings are that the subcategory of critical reason was seen by H & A. 
to be "infected" with the dialectic of enlightenment ('the seed of 
reversal') as were other subcategories of Reason. Put simply the entire 
category of Reason was susceptible to inversion. So Adorno at least turned 
to art to recover any notion of positive enlightenment.

MattP

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