Theodor Adorno
Adorno's Dialectic of Enlightenment (with Horkheimer) delivered the most devastating critique of the culture industry and the Enlightenment's self-betrayal into domination. His Aesthetic Theory applies this analysis to the autonomy of art.
Works
- Dialectic of EnlightenmentCritique of Enlightenment rationality arguing it produces domination and irrationality
- Minima MoraliaCollection of aphorisms on society, culture, and individual alienation under late capitalism
- Aesthetic TheoryComplex theory of art, beauty, and aesthetic experience in modern society
- Negative DialecticsDialectical philosophical method rejecting fixed truths and advocating critical negation
- The Authoritarian PersonalityInterdisciplinary study of psychological traits predisposing people to authoritarianism