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25Gambling on negativity: The promise of philosophy in Adorno’s thoughtPhilosophy and Social Criticism 37 (6): 647-668. 2011.Against the common supposition that Adorno’s thinking remains caught in a distressing form of pessimism rendering it impotent in the face of modern capitalism and the fungibility of subjects, the article argues that the operation of negative dialectics inherently contains a productive moment that suggests the promise of a qualitatively different philosophy. Through an analysis that employs the multivalent senses of play at work in Adornian thinking — and particularly the notions of gamble, risk …Read more
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