
The Persistence of Modernity
Aesthetics, Ethics and Postmodernism
Albrecht Wellmer(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 16. May 1991
Book
Hardback
236 pages
978-0-7456-0538-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post-modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean-François Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. In opposition to those who view post-modernity as a sign of post-enlightenment, Wellmer makes a reasoned plea for a re-examination of the goals of emancipatory Enlightenment and explores its implications for the appreciation of modern art forms.
Reviews / Votes
'Albrecht Wellmer is one of the liveliest and most challenging German philosophers engaged in recent debates about modernity and postmodernity ... [a] rich and stimulating book ... essential reading.' Richard J. Bernstein, New School for Social Research 'Contributes a good deal to the clarification of the issues currently being debated by theorists of post-modernity.' Political StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0538-8 (9780745605388)
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E-Book
03/2018
1st Edition
Wiley
€66.99
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E-Book
10/2015
Polity Press
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Person
Albrecht Wellmer was previously Professor of Philosophy at the University of Konstanz. He is published well, including his English publication of Critical Theory of Society.
Content
Introduction.1. Truth, Semblance, Reconciliation: Adorno's Aesthetic Redemption of Modernity.
2. The Dialectic of Modernism and Postmodernism: The Critique of Reason Since Adorno.
2. The Dialectic of Modernism and Postmodernism: The Critique of Reason Since Adorno.