Notes on the foundations of theodor adorno’s critique of culture industry

Abstract

The present work aims to expose the main foundations of the critique of culture industry, carried out by Theodor Adorno in an essay of Dialectic of Enlightenment. To do that, we chose to present the most significant elements of his intellectual and aesthetic education in close relation to some central theoretical aspects of the text at hand. At first, the exposure is carried out by focusing on Adorno's historical context and some biographical information. Then, some of the philosophical assumptions of the essay are highlighted and related to the intellectual and aesthetic education of the philosopher. At last, the intention is that all the themes presented in this work form a constellation which reveals a significant and overall image of Adorno's critique of culture industry.