Theodor W. Adorno & Max Horkheimer - The Concept of Enlightenment

In this session, we will discuss the following text:

Theodor W. Adorno & Max Horkheimer, chapter 1 “The Concept of Enlightenment”, in: Dialectic of Enlightenment. Philosophical Fragments. Transl. E. Jephcott. Stanford University Press, 2007, pp. 1-34.

Reading questions:

The concept of Enlightenment that Horkheimer and Adorno introduce is more encompassing than the historical period in the 18th century in which philosophers rejected obeying to authorities and proclaimed the use of reason. Find the main characteristics of their concept of Enlightenment in the text and describe how they understand this concept.

If you want to order a drink beforehand, please arrive 10 minutes early.

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