Adorno finds true moral questions in denunciation of torture, not sexual repression

Evidence

It is not in their nauseating parody, sexual repression, that moral questions are succinctly posed; it is in lines such as: No man should be tortured; there should be no concentration campswhile all of this continues in Asia and Africa and is repressed merely because, as ever, the humanity of civilization is inhumane toward the people it shamelessly brands as uncivilized. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2561

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes Adorno’s well-known remark that ‘no one should be tortured’ grounds ethics in concrete negative experience, not abstract principle — touches the reader’s ongoing engagement with Adorno’s ethics. — connects to: Adorno’s refusal of postmodernism stems from his commitment to social justice and truth — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 27

Broader Connections

• Adorno’s refusal of postmodernism stems from his commitment to social justice and truth #qualifies (0.72) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 27