The possibility of critique in late capitalism: on sender and addressee in Adorno’s late critical theory

Authors

  • Amaro Fleck UFLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-3173.2018.v41n3.08.p145

Keywords:

Critical theory, Theodor W. Adorno, Late capitalism, Contemporary social philosophy

Abstract

According to a certain part of the relevant literature, Adorno’s critical theory is a lament on the failure of modern civilization to explain its own conditions of possibility. In this paper, I question this verdict by analyzing the problem of how criticism can be done and who the addressee (audience) for it would be in a situation of almost complete domination.

Author Biography

  • Amaro Fleck, UFLA
    Professor de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA). Doutor em Filosofia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).

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Published

2018-10-31 — Updated on 2023-02-14

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3: July-September/2018

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How to Cite

The possibility of critique in late capitalism: on sender and addressee in Adorno’s late critical theory. (2023). Trans/Form/Ação, 41(3), 145-168. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-3173.2018.v41n3.08.p145