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Dialectic of Enlightenment ( German: Dialektik der Aufklärung) is a work of philosophy and social criticism written by Frankfurt School philosophers Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno. [ 1] The text, published in 1947, is a revised version of what the authors originally had circulated among friends and colleagues in 1944 under the ...
- Max Horkheimer, Theodor W. Adorno
- 1947
Adorno and Horkheimer see the self-destruction of Western reason as grounded in a historical and fateful dialectic between the domination of external nature and society. They trace enlightenment, which split these spheres apart, back to its mythical roots.
Jun 24, 2009 · Max Horkheimer (1895–1973) was a leader of the “Frankfurt School,” a group of philosophers and social scientists associated with the Institut für Sozialforschung (Institute of Social Research) in Frankfurt am Main.
Max Horkheimer (/ ˈ h ɔːr k h aɪ m ər /; German: [ˈhɔɐ̯kˌhaɪmɐ]; 14 February 1895 – 7 July 1973) was a Jewish-German philosopher and sociologist who was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the Frankfurt School of social research.
Adorno and Horkheimer see the self-destruction of Western reason as grounded in a historical and fateful dialectic between the domination of external nature and society. They trace enlightenment,...
Sep 6, 2016 · Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer are the leading figures of the Frankfurt School and this book is their magnum opus. Dialectic of Enlightenment is one of the most celebrated works of modern...
of Max Horkheimer, Gesammelte Schriften: Dialektik der Aufklärung und Schriften 1940–1950, edited by Gunzelin Schmid Noerr, ©1987 by S. Fishcher Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. Asterisks in the text and display material mark editorial notes created for the German edition. They include variant readings and other textual concerns.
