Book · 1951 · Nonfiction

Minima Moralia

Name: Minima Moralia
Author: Theodor Adorno

Reflections from Damaged Life

Theodor Adorno

Verso Books · 272 pages

★ 6.8 editorial score

One hundred fifty-three fragments on private life inside a ruined civilization: how we give gifts, keep house, and speak to friends. Adorno's verdict is that wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Genre

Philosophy Critical theory

Subject

Capitalism Individual vs. society Alienation

Time

1951

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