Synthesis philosophica, Vol. 40 No. 1, 2025.
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https://doi.org/10.21464/sp40108
“Highway to Hell” – Auschwitz as the Destination of Modernity
Predrag Krstić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2966-7082
; University of Belgrade, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Kraljice Natalije 45, RS–11000 Belgrade
Sažetak
The first part of the paper, running counter to Hegel’s dialectic, presents the main features of Adorno’s negative dialectic and his thematization of Auschwitz as “absolute negativity”. The second part of the paper is dedicated to Lyotard’s adoption and radicalization of the negative dialectic to its suspension, and to his remarks regarding projects of (universal) emancipation that he was convinced characterize modernity – and led to Auschwitz. In the ensuing part, we take a look at some remarks addressed to Adorno about his “fascination” with Auschwitz and the alleged wrongdoing committed by Lyotard’s postmodernist rupture with the modernity on that basis. The final part of the paper is mostly dedicated to Claussen’s return to Adornian theoretical narrative regarding Auschwitz and the apology of its significance for the present day.
Ključne riječi
Auschwitz; Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno; Jean-François Lyotard; Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel; Detlev Claussen; dialectics; emancipation; modernity; postmodernity
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332058
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Datum izdavanja:
11.6.2025.
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