{"product_id":"9781350562783","title":"From Damaged Life The Critical Theory of Theodor W. Adorno","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Theory and the Critique of Society\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFrom Damaged Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Critical Theory of Theodor W. Adorno\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJordi Maiso | Chris O’Kane | Werner Bonefeld\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Life does not live.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certainty – that the conditions governing existence in contemporary societies generate irretrievably damaged lives – lies at the heart of Theodor W. Adorno's critical theory. Emerging from the historical experience of fascism, Auschwitz, and the consolidation of advanced capitalism, Adorno's thought articulates critique from within a damaged reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder the coercion of overwhelming social powers, individual character is constituted as a “system of scars”. This notion of “damaged life” stands at the center of this book, which frames critique as emerging from a reality scarred by systemic coercion. It reconstructs Adorno's critical theory as an analysis of the new state of unfreedom linked to total socialization, the anthropological reshaping of subjectivity under advanced capitalism, and the very possibility of critique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJordi Maiso's analysis spans key themes: the constellation of fascism and advanced capitalism, the culture industry's role in shaping consciousness, and the persistence of authoritarian potential in everyday life. Revisiting Adorno's conception of critique as a “science of mourning” and his insistence on determinate negation, the book shows how critical thought confronts a historical moment in which emancipatory horizons appear blocked yet remain necessary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth historical and urgent, \u003ci\u003eFrom Damaged Life: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Critical Theory of Theodor W. Adorno\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates the persistence of fear, heteronomy, and avoidable suffering. It asks whether, under conditions marked by authoritarian regression and damaged subjectivity, critical theory can still resist resignation and keep the possibility of transformation alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJordi Maiso\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at the Computense University of Madrid, Spain. His area of specialization is contemporary social philosophy and aesthetics. He has published extensively on Frankfurt School Critical Theory, its history and its current interest. He is also Chief Editor of \u003ci\u003eConstelaciones. Revista de Teoría Crítica\u003c\/i\u003e, member of the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Adorno Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and president of the Spanish Society of Critical Theory Studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350562783\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e360\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515371651212,"sku":"9781350562783","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9319d601-d010-4fe5-bc14-fdc93cf9d4bb.jpg?v=1784693036","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350562783","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}