Instrumental reason's unreason

Philosophy and Social Criticism 25 (4):23-42 (1999)
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In this article I argue that Adorno makes an internal critique of instrumental reason. I depict Adorno's notion of instrumental reason by showing how he combines Freud's materialistic epistemology with his own German Idealist inheritance. I outline his argument for the decline of instrumental reason into mythic 'animism'. Key Words: Adorno • animism • enlightenment • Freud • instrumental reason • myth.

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Negative dialectics.Theodor W. Adorno - 1973 - New York: Continuum.

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