The Laxly Said is Badly Thought. Theodor W. Adorno and the Critical Essay on the Arts

In this paper I will focus attention on that particular case of integration between formal problems and theoretical issues, between linguistic choices and methodological assumptions, which is found in Theodor W. Adorno. Adorno’s writings, in fact, represent an unusual example of combination between written expression and thought, between formal framework (which includes both form in its strictest sense and writing and language) and theoretical background. Critical attitude, conceptual analysis and stylistic choices ultimately converge in philosophical thought and practice.