{"product_id":"aesthetic-ground-of-critical-theory-nathan-ross-9781783482924","title":"Aesthetic Ground of Critical Theory: New Readings of Benjamin and Adorno","description":"Walter Benjamin and Theodor W. Adorno are considered today to be the two most significant early theorists in founding critical theory. In their works and correspondence, both thinkers turn to art and the aesthetic as a vital way for understanding modern society and developing philosophical methods. This volume of original essays seeks to understand how they influenced each other and disagreed with each other on fundamental questions about art and the aesthetic. The books deals with a variety of key philosophical questions, such as: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does art involve distinctive modes of experience? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the political significance of modern art?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does aesthetic experience teach us about the limitations of conceptual thought?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow is aesthetic experience implicated in the very medium of thought, language? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately the book presents a systematic argument for the foundational significance of the aesthetic in the development of the early critical theory movement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783482923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783482924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Nathan Ross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065816690943,"sku":"9781783482924","price":176.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2fcf861-e748-4ce4-9eba-0b51c7a3fd57.jpg?v=1768677474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aesthetic-ground-of-critical-theory-nathan-ross-9781783482924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}