Aesthetic Theory

Aesthetic Theory (German:Ästhetische Theorie) is a book by the German philosopher Theodor Adorno, which was culled from drafts written between 1961 and 1969 and ultimately published posthumously in 1970. Although anchored by the philosophical study of art, the book is interdisciplinary and incorporates elements of political philosophy, sociology, metaphysics and other philosophical pursuits in keeping with Adorno's boundary-shunning methodology.