The Spell of Authority: On Adorno's Political Philosophy of the Bann
Resumo
O presente trabalho apresenta uma interpretação do conceito de Bann (geralmente traduzido como “encanto” ou “feitiço”) na obra de Theodor W. Adorno. Apesar de raramente discutido, o conceito de Bann é central para a filosofia de Adorno e aparece em todos os seus principais escritos. Por meio da investigação das origens do conceito, este trabalho apresenta como a palavra Bann articula as dimensões “jurídica” e “mágica” da autoridade (não somente a autoridade política, mas também a epistemológica). A constelação de sentidos políticos de Bann permite uma interpretação de Adorno que contesta a leitura usual de sua obra como despolitizada. Por fim, o trabalho mostra como a teoria estética de Adorno é uma tentativa de oferecer uma teoria de como é possível escapar do Bann.
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