In this timely new book Wellmer intervenes in the highly topical debates on modernity and post-modernity. Discussing the work of Adorno, Habermas, Peter Burger and Jean-François Lyotard, among others, he offers a penetrating analysis of the aesthetic, ethical and philosophical dimensions of the modern era. In opposition to those who view post-modernity as a sign of post-enlightenment, Wellmer makes a reasoned plea for a re-examination of the goals of emancipatory Enlightenment and explores its implications for the appreciation of modern art forms.
- ISBN10 0745605389
- ISBN13 9780745605388
- Publish Date 16 May 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Polity Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 236
- Language English