Minima Moralia

Minima Moralia

Reflections from Damaged Life

About the Book

"A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature." —Susan Sontag

A reflection on everyday existence in the ‘sphere of consumption of late Capitalism’, this work is Adorno’s literary and philosophical masterpiece. Built from aphorisms and reflections, he shifts in register from personal experience to the most general theoretical problems.
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Praise for Minima Moralia

“A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature.”—Susan Sontag

“The most peculiarly representative of Adorno’s work.”—Cambridge Review

“The best thoughts of a noble and invigorating mind.”—The Observer [UK]

“A staggering variety of topics is covered, moving in each section from the most intimate personal experiences to the most general theoretical problems.”—Radical Philosophy

“A primary intellectual document of this age.”—Sunday Times [London]

“A classic of twentieth-century thought ... whose translation is the best by far of any work of critical theory.”—Times Literary Supplement
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The Anti-Social Family
Woman's Estate
Darkwater
Culture and Materialism
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Minima Moralia
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On Karl Marx
The Theory of Need in Marx
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About the Author

Theodor Adorno
Decorative Carat

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