When I speak of 'negative dialectics' not the least importa… - Theodor W. Adorno

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When I speak of 'negative dialectics' not the least important reason for doing so is my desire to dissociate myself from this fetishization of the positive.

Theodor W. Adorno

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Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist and composer.

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Native Name: Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno

Alternative Names: Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno • Theodor Wiesengrund-Adorno • Theodor Wiesengrund • Teodor V. Adorno • Theodore W. Adorno • Theodor Adorno • Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund-Adorno • Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund

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