Radical Thinkers: Minima Moralia : Reflections from Damaged Life (Paperback)

from eenee

This book read more as a list of densely rendered pessimistic thoughts by a very cynical person than anything else. Clearly, Theodor was not a happy camper living in exile after WWII.

from HadriantheBlind

A languorous howl of despair and anger - but who would not feel these things in the ashes of Germany 1945?I was surprised by how fierce Adorno can be - I've heard horror stories of his impenetrable style. Here, I was surprised, both at the crispness of his style, and the depth of his cultural ref...

from puglibrarian

I'm not going to say I understood all of this, because I didn't, but if that Philosophy 101 class I took freshman year started with this instead of this instead of some stuff about whether or not deities exist, I might not have dropped it. This book is weirdly delightful and beautifully written. ...

from puglibrarian

I'm not going to say I understood all of this, because I didn't, but if that Philosophy 101 class I took freshman year started with this instead of this instead of some stuff about whether or not deities exist, I might not have dropped it. This book is weirdly delightful and beautifully written. ...