Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life
Hardback, 272 pages
ISBN: 9781844676613
November 2010
$24.95 / £14.99
Other Editions
ISBN: 9781844670512
January 2006
$17.95 / £7.99
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Part of the Radical Thinkers Classic Editions series
Reviews
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“A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature.”
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“The most peculiarly representative of Adorno's work.”
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“The best thoughts of a noble and invigorating mind.”
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“A staggering variety of topics is covered, moving in each section from the most intimate personal experiences to the most general theoretical problems.”
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“A primary intellectual document of this age.”
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“A classic of twentieth-century thought...whose translation is the best by far of any work of critical theory.”
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COMPETITION: Win Verso's Five Titles by Adorno!
To celebrate Theodor Adorno's 109th birthday on September 11th, we have a competition! There are three sets to giveaway of all the Adorno titles published by Verso: Quasi Una Fantasia, Minima Moralia, In Search of Wagner, Aesthetics and Politics and Towards a New Manifesto.
Thanks to everyone who took part and congratulations to our winners who can look forward to some stimulating reading. The answers to the questions are below.
Q1. Minima Moralia derives its title from a work by which philosopher?A: Aristotle
Q.2 In what text was the term "culture industry" first coined?
A: The Dialectic of Enlightenment.The winners will be the first three people to answer both questions correctly. Those in North America, email verso@versobooks.com. For the rest of the world, including the UK, email enquiries@verso.co.uk. Please put ADORNO COMPETITION in the subject line or your entry may not be counted. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 11th September.
Please do not post the answers in the Comments or Facebook, Twitter or anywhere else—entries accepted by email only. Any comments posting the answers will be deleted.Good luck!
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"Old School, New School, Frankfurt School"—Minima Moralia goes punk
A keen writer on music and an extraordinarily sharp theorist, Theodor Adorno once wrote "The task of art today is to bring chaos into order."
His own selection of essays and journalism on music, Quasi Una Fantasia, reverberates with his deep conviction in the human properties of music as a form capable of resisting barbarity. We're not sure, therefore, how he'd feel about Minima Moralia EP.
