Dialectic of Enlightenment
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What’s it about?
A devastating critique of Western civilization, arguing that the Enlightenment's promise of liberation through reason has instead produced new forms of domination, from the concentration camp to the culture industry.
You’ll learn
- How enlightenment reverts to myth
- The dark side of instrumental reason
- Culture industry as social control
- The tragedy of human progress