Theodor Adorno Quote Explained: The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.

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The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

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The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

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Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

Art

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The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art rational: radically darkened art.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

Art
Rational

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The power of the culture industry’s ideology is such that conformity has replaced consciousness

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

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People know what they want because they know what other people want.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

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No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

Harm
Spirit

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The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass available.

- Theodor Adorno

Philosopher and sociologist

· Germany

The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.

The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.

Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it.

The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art rational: radically darkened art.

The power of the culture industry’s ideology is such that conformity has replaced consciousness

People know what they want because they know what other people want.

No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.

The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying-glass available.

I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain

Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain

Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

Art is a language, an instrument of knowledge, an instrument of communication.

The real function of art is to change mental patterns … making new thought possible.

The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.

The forms of art reflect the history of man more truthfully than do documents themselves.

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