Adorno’s refusal of postmodernism stems from his commitment to social justice and truth

Evidence

What must, of course, also be acknowledged is that Critical Theory has served for some in the new context as a bulwark against what has seemed the most nihilistic, relativistic and counter-Enlightenment implications of certain postmodern theories. Adorno’s anticipatory refusal of postmodernism (to which Lyotard alludes in the remarks cited above) is derived from his stubborn reluctance to give up on the questions of social justice and truth (understood ultimately as “the true society”), or forego any hope for finding a political means to realize them. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 27

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Adorno refuses to reduce existing reality to mere positivity — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1487; Adorno read Schoenberg’s atonality as refusing social compromise. — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 555; Adorno held that truth is a reflection of a transcendent theological light — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2151 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Adorno refuses to reduce existing reality to mere positivity #expands (0.82) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1487
• Adorno read Schoenberg’s atonality as refusing social compromise. #exemplifies (0.78) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 555