Adorno insisted that provisional claims coexist with an emphatic commitment to truth.

Evidence

Reflecting on political systems taught us rather that it was necessary, as Adorno has expressed it, “not to think of claims to the Absolute as certain and yet, not to deduct anything from the appeal to the emphatic concept of the truth.” — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 68

Categorization

• DEFINE: Epitomizes the critical theorists’ studied ambiguity toward both absolute certainty and mere instrumental truth.
• XREF: connects to: Partial, deformed truths within society remain genuine truths for Adorno. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 814; Adorno’s refusal of postmodernism stems from his commitment to social justice and truth — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 27; Adorno had abandoned all collectivities as truth-bearers by 1951 — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination: A History…, 875 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Partial, deformed truths within society remain genuine truths for Adorno. #corroborates (0.85) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 814
• Adorno admitted the critique’s standpoint versus criticized standpoint was theoretically unclear #corroborates (0.80)
• Adorno’s refusal of postmodernism stems from his commitment to social justice and truth #corroborates (0.75) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 27
• Adorno had abandoned all collectivities as truth-bearers by 1951 #qualifies (0.75) — Martin Jay, The Dialectical Imagination, 875