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The Metaphysical Attributes Of Adorno 's "Negative Dialectics"

Posted on:2017-01-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H M LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2175330485459220Subject:Marxist philosophy
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Dialectic problem has always been the focus problem in the philosophy field. Its long existing historical process, rich and complex content and forms, the writhen of the proposition and definition, are attracting the eyes of the philosophers from generation to generation. Adorno’s negative dialectics is one of the characterized branches among the dialectical method. However, in the form of negation, it stifled the nature of dialectic, and finally, makes dialectic go towards the metaphysical swamp.In Adorno’s mind, enlightenment put and end to itself is due to the self-expansion of enlightened rationality. As a result, the main body becomes a ruler and deals with the relationship between human society and nature subjectively in "ideology", which is the historical background of the generation of dialectical method. The subjectivization of “corrupted logic” is the process that makes negative dialectics from the early artistic image rise to philosophical logic, which is the sign of maturity, and is also a beginning that dialectic backwards to metaphysical. Eventually, Adorno, who holds high the banner of the social critical theory, because of the crisis of the theory itself, makes this theory collapsed in absolute negation, leading to the negative dialectics put and end to itself.The metaphysical attribute of Adorno’s negative dialectics is incontrovertible. This attribute is mainly embodied in the non-identity and absolute negation of dialectics, they not only have the logical paradox, but also violate the spirit of dialectics. Adorno "s non harmonious state of the same way out" of the constellation style is not realistic operability and also contradict with the principle of identity. He emphasizes negation dialectics should pay attention to the existence of contradictions, and regards Hegel and Marx’s dialectics as the "moderation" strategy. However, Adorno’s absolute negation and non-identical principle have dismantled the identity of the contradiction carrier by themselves, and this is also another way to give up the contradiction, and denying the existence of fundamental differences of the contradiction. The consequences is negation is placed outside of the category of contact, and turns the dialectical method into false dialectics that have no contradiction, which is just the purpose of metaphysics, and is also the core symptoms of negative dialectics in attribute of metaphysics. Dialectics and metaphysics are two different sides of a "coin", which determines the subtle relationship between dialectics and metaphysics. The purpose of Adomo to build a negative dialectics is to reveal the potential metaphysical attributes that the previous dialectics has, but unfortunately, he didn’t find an effective way, and finally fell into the metaphysics quagmire that he wanted to avoid.In the critique of Hegel’s dialectical method is not complete, the critical thinking of metaphysics of traditional philosophy and the understanding of critical nature of the dialectical method, Adorno found the commonness with Marx’s dialectics; similarly, in the understanding of historical missions and tasks of the dialectical negation and dialectics, decided the outcome of the development of dialectic negation, which makes Adorno holds a negative flag towards to metaphysics. In the critical process, it shows the critical and revolutionary principle of Marx’s dialectics.
Keywords/Search Tags:Adorno, negative dialectics, metaphysics attribute
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