Provides the first account in any language of the ethical theory latent in
Adorno's writings.Theodor W. Adorno is best known for his contributions to aesthetics and
social theory. Critics have always complained about the lack of a practical,
political or ethical dimension to Adorno's philosophy. In this highly original
contribution to the literature on Adorno, J. M. Bernstein offers the first
attempt in any language to provide an account of the ethical theory latent in
Adorno's writings. Bernstein relates Adorno's ethics to major trends in
contemporary moral philosophy. He analyses the full range of Adorno's major
works, with a special focus on Dialectic of Enlightenment, Minima Moralia and
Negative Dialectics. In developing his account Bernstein lays particular stress
on Adorno's contention that the event of Auschwitz demands a new categorical
imperative. This book will be widely acknowledged as the standard work on
Adorno's ethics and as such will interest professionals and students of
philosophy, political theory, sociology, history of ideas, art history and
music.
