
Zwangsanalyse
An Essay on Adorno and the Compulsion of the Dialectic
Luis A. Recoder(Author)
Xenomoi Verlag
Published on 14. November 2025
Book
171 pages
978-3-911549-09-7 (ISBN)
Description
Zwangsanalyse. An Essay on Adorno and the Compulsion of the Dialectic is a philosophical account of German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno's major Freudian psychoanalysis. The task is twofold: on the one hand, to present a critical philosophical introduction on Adorno's extensive engagement with psychoanalytic thought, and on the other hand, to restitute the philosophical core of this engagement in the heart of his late philosophical treatise, Negative Dialectics. The guiding method throughout this essay is elaborated via Negative Dialectics as the master framework for productively disclosing the philosophical consummation of Adorno's longtime passion for psychoanalysis. The rich constellation of psychoanalytic theses within this framework radicalizes the philosophical implications of the greater psychoanalytic field of inquiry in Adorno's critical oeuvre, which the genealogical dimension of this exposition traces. The strong claim animating Zwangsanalyse is to unfold the fundamental philosophical question that Adorno poses at the outset of Negative Dialectics, namely the possibility of philosophy, vis-à-vis the possibility of psychoanalysis. The goal is thus not only to offer a philosophical account of a major philosopher's interdisciplinary incorporation of psychoanalytic concepts, but more fundamental, to restitute the primacy of orthodox Freudian psychoanalysis for Adornoian philosophy as a whole.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Target group
This book offers valuable insights into the connection between Theodor W. Adorno's philosophy and psychoanalysis in the field of mental compulsive disorders. It is written for anyone interested in critical theory.
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-911549-09-7 (9783911549097)
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Author
Luis A. Recoder (b. 1971) holds a PhD in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research, New York. His writings on Adorno have appeared in World Picture, Berlin Journal of Critical Theory, and Adorno's Shadow: A Lasting Legacy (xenomoi, 2025). He is currently editing a critical anthology on Annette Michelson and the radical aspiration in American avant-garde cinema. Recoder is based in New York.
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ISNI: 0000 0000 6854 0290