Adorno

Adorno

Theodor W. Adorno (/əˈdɔːrnoʊ/; ; born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund; September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society.

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    “Culture is only true when implicitly critical, and the mind which forgets this revenges itself in the critics it breeds. Criticism is an indispensable element of culture.”
    —Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969)

    “True thoughts are those alone which do not understand themselves.”
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