Theodor W. Adorno, Giorgio Agamben ja eurooppalaisen ajattelun itsekritiikki

Nivalainen, Markku ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8154-2834 and Harni, Esko 2020. Theodor W. Adorno, Giorgio Agamben ja eurooppalaisen ajattelun itsekritiikki. Tiede & Edistys 45 (1) , pp. 14-24.

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Abstract

Theodor W. Adorno and Giorgio Agamben are both key representatives of the European philosophical tradition. Despite their apparent similarities, they have rarely been subjected to a comparative assessment. In this article, we aim to analyse the thinking of Adorno and Agamben in relation to one of the most horrifying catastrophes of European history and culture: the Nazi extermination camps, especially that of Auschwitz. Both thinkers believe that there is something in Auschwitz that goes beyond the apparent destruction and suffering. The catastrophe stands as a metaphor for the objectification and exclusion that are endemic to European thought and that stem from an uncritical belief in progress. Although heavily critical of the European philosophical tradition they belong to, both Adorno and Agamben believe that the means of thinking in a different mode already exist within the tradition. The grounds for non-objectifying and non-exclusive thought can be found in art and play.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Academic & Student Support Service
Language other than English:	Finnish
Publisher:	Tutkijaliitto
ISSN:	0356-3677
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 May 2020
Date of Acceptance:	6 May 2020
Last Modified:	15 Nov 2023 23:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/131499

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