ReadingAdorno: Creating a free public

Hinchliffe, Geoffrey (2017) ReadingAdorno: Creating a free public. In: Philosophy as INterplay and Dialogue. LIT Verlag, Zurich, pp. 395-420. ISBN 978-3-643-90956-5

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Abstract

In this paper I explore the theme of domination. But rather than taking the theme of domination associated with republican liberty I investigate the idea of domination elaborated by Adorno. In particular, I am interested in how domination can be resisted through the creation of a ‘free public’. This is a public space not so much colonised by instrumental reason but a space which permits and enables free activity. I use Kant’s concept of freedom as set out in the Critique of Pure Reason to show how freedom is potentially a creative, enabling force. And I explore an example of an unseen public which nevertheless exhibits many of the characteristics of a free public. Such publics may be fleeting and transient but they nevertheless constitute the possibility of hope in the face of Adornian pessimism.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Research in Higher Education and Society
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Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2019 10:30
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2021 23:39
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69800
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