Theodor Adorno
Contemporary Germany Critical Theory
Biography
German philosopher, sociologist, and composer. Leading member of the Frankfurt School.
Life Dates
Born: September 11, 1903
Died: August 6, 1969
Notable Quotes
"To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric."
"Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth."
"The whole is the false."
"There is no true life within the false."
"Culture industry perpetually cheats its consumers of what it perpetually promises."