Adorno and Performance (Performance Philosophy) by W. Daddario,K. Gritzner

By W. Daddario,K. Gritzner

Adorno and function bargains the 1st accomplished exam of the very important function of functionality in the philosophy of Theodor W. Adorno. Capacious in its ramifications for modern lifestyles, the time period 'performance' the following unlocks Adorno's dialectical idea procedure, which aimed toward overcoming the stultifying uniformity of instrumental reason.

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