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Theodor Adorno quotes

Deutsch Philosopher September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969

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It would be advisable to think of progress in the crudest, most basic terms: that no one should go hungry anymore, that there should be no more torture, no more Auschwitz. Only then will the idea of progress be free from lies. Theodor Adorno
Freud made the discovery- quite genuinely, simply through working on his own material- that the more deeply one explores the phenomena of human individuation, the more unreservedly one grasps the individual as a self-contained and dynamic entity, the closer one draws to that in the individual which is really no longer individual. Theodor Adorno
Even the aesthetic activities of political opposites are one in their enthusiastic obedience to the rhythm of the iron system. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Normality is death."
Normality is death. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The task of art today is to bring chaos into order."
The task of art today is to bring chaos into order. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art..."
The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art rational: radically darkened art. Theodor Adorno
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly..."
Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing..."
Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia..."
None of the abstract concepts comes closer to fulfilled utopia than that of eternal peace. Theodor Adorno
Pleasure always means not to think about anything, to forget suffering even where it is shown. Basically it is helplessness. It is flight; not, as is asserted, flight from a wretched reality, but from the last remaining thought of resistance. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it..."
A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic..."
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. Theodor Adorno
Theodor Adorno quote: "Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates..."
Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them. Theodor Adorno
The triumph of advertising in the culture industry is that consumers feel compelled to buy and use its products even though they see through them. Theodor Adorno

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