Adorno and democracy : the American years / / Shannon L. Mariotti

• Autore: Mariotti Shannon L (Shannon Lee)
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.092
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Philosophy; Democracy - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Another Adorno -- Seeing the large-scale system: the pathologies of modern America and pseudo-democracy -- Experience as a precondition for meaningful democracy: sensory perception, affect, and materialism -- Critique and the practice of democracy: negative dialectics, autonomy, and compassion -- Democratic leadership: egalitarian guidance and a plan for empowering the people -- Democratic pedagogy: resistance and an alternative model for civic education -- Seeing small-scale resistance: turning countertendencies into vaccines to strengthen democratic practice -- Adorno and a postcapitalist politics.
• Sommario/riassunto: German philosopher and social critic Theodor Adorno is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. Forced out of Nazi Germany because of his Jewish heritage, Adorno lived in exile in the US for nearly fifteen years. Shannon Mariotti explores how this extended visit prompted a concern for and commitment to democracy that shaped his work.
• Titolo autorizzato: Adorno and democracy
• ISBN: 0-8131-6741-8; 0-8131-6739-6; 0-8131-6740-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465530903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II