LEADER 03323cam a2200385Ia 4500001 90732 005 20240621153448.0 008 040128s2000 xx rb 000 0 eng d 035 (OCoLC)ocm54781280 035 90732 049 LHMA 040 LHM |beng |erda |cLHM 090 B3199.A34 |bM85 2000 100 1 Mullen, Gary A., |d1969- 245 14 The eschatological dimension of Adorno's thought / |cby Gary A. Mullen. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2000. 300 vi, 192 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 Thesis (Ph. D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2000. 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192). 520 This dissertation explores the role of eschatology in the Thought of Theodor W. Adorno. In contrast to much of the current scholarship on Adorno, this dissertation treats eschatological hope as a central theme permeating every facet of Adorno's inquiry into the materiality of the subject. I argue that, in Adorno's thought, the eschatological hope for reconciliation is intrinsic to the struggles, suffering and yearning of the material subject. Absent an understanding of the cohesion of eschatology and materiality, Adorno's thought becomes interpreted as an apology for resignation in the face of a hopelessly distorted society and an utterly impracticable eschatological longing. Such interpretations miss the potential of Adorno's thought to articulate the concrete human suffering, longing, and needs that call for an ethical, political response. Chapter One deals with Adorno's critique of the occlusion of materiality in modern subjectivity as a product of the subject's endeavor to attain complete domination over nature. Chapter Two follows Adorno's discussion of the ethical implications of severing subjectivity from materiality, and moral rationality from sensual fulfillment. Chapter Three deals with the political implications of modern subjectivity and its complicity in the horrific ideological distortions of National Socialism. Chapter Four draws attention to the centrality of the Holocaust as an event that calls for the radical reassessment of subjectivity. Chapter Five argues for the critical potential of eschatology, a potential denied by prominent commentators on Adorno, most notably Jurgen Habermas. In Chapter Six, Adorno's situation of metaphysics, and thought in general, in the particular is interpreted as a reorientation of philosophy toward the complexities of social interaction and politics. 530 Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM. 533 Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2004. |e23 cm. 590 Dissertations and Theses 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Adorno, Theodor W., |d1903-1969. 650 0 Eschatology. 856 41 |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=727723001&sid=1&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest 956 41 |u http://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib90732/9982092.pdf |z Hosted by USHMM. 994 X0 |bLHM 852 0 |bstacks |hB3199.A34 |iM85 2000 852 |bwww 852 |bebook