Art and Society

The Idea of Form in Adorno’s Aesthetical Theory

Authors

  • Anna Piazza Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/gkarevhuman.v11.3116

Keywords:

Adorno, Aesthetic theory, Art, Negativity, Form, Simmel, Reason

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate how the aesthetical theory of Theodor Adorno represents the very nucleus of Adorno’s “sociological philosophy”. I show why artworks, thanks to the ontological and material elements that constitute them, are the privileged point to comprehend the factors at play in society. In order to achieve this, I investigate particularly the concept of form. With this, I underline how the character of “open form” of modern art claimed by Adorno, though being a manifestation of a contingent historical moment, is able to deeply reflect the character of “openness” of reason, which thus conjugates with the proper function of philosophy.

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Published

2022-06-29

How to Cite

Piazza, A. (2022). Art and Society: The Idea of Form in Adorno’s Aesthetical Theory. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 11(2), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.37467/gkarevhuman.v11.3116

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Research articles

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