Time's Fool

Written between 1944 and 1947, Minima Moralia is a collection of rich, lucid aphorisms and essays about life in modern capitalist society. Adorno casts his penetrating eye across society in mid-century America and finds a life deformed by capitalism. This is Adorno's theoretical and literary masterpiece and a classic of twentieth-century thought. Adorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece, built from aphorisms and reflections. A reflection on everyday existence in the 'sphere of consumption of late Capitalism', this work is Adorno's literary and philosophical masterpiece. Built from aphorisms and reflections, he shifts in register from personal experience to the most general theoretical problems. A Reflection On Everyday Existence In The ‘sphere Of Consumption Of Late Capitalism’, This Work Is Adorno’s Literary And Philosophical Masterpiece. Theodor Adorno ; Translated From The German By E. F. N. Jephcott. Originally Published: London : New Left Books, 1974. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A volume of Adorno is equivalent to a whole shelf of books on literature." Susan Sontag