Adorno invoked dogmatic Marxist orthodoxy tactically to win leftist sympathy for his musical theory.
Evidence
It was fruitful to speak of a materialist dialectics so far as this emphasized a source that was able to act as a corrective to idealist dialectics. Strictly speaking, however, Adorno was not concerned with materialist dialectics, butas one might say, to make the analogy with his musical intentions clearwith a dialectic in which the subject was open towards the object: a free dialectics, therefore, a dialectique informelle. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2275 (
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Adorno is apparently interested in a theory which would reflect experience – presumed to be general – in such a way that its account would be resoundingly evident. To him, enlightenment is in order not concerning the ‘wholly enlightened’ earth, but rather the practical consequences stemming from the knowledge thereof. The result of knowledge should be to indicate a pending triumph over prevailing circumstances. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1026 (
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Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Adorno pursued a free dialectic rather than a materialist one. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2275; Adorno’s theory aimed at practical triumph over prevailing circumstances. — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1026
Broader Connections
- Adorno pursued a free dialectic rather than a materialist one.
#qualifies(0.85) — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 2275 - Adorno’s theory aimed at practical triumph over prevailing circumstances.
#complicates(0.75) — Dirk Braunstein, Adorno’s Critique of Political Economy, 1026