It seems obvious that Nietzsche has influenced the Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). But the extent to which Adorno and Horkheimer base their argumentation on Nietzsche, however, remains a controversial. By analyzing an early draft of the first Excurs of the Dialectic of Enlightment (1943), this article demonstrates that Nietzsche was more important for the development of its main concepts than is hitherto assumed. In particular, his analysis of myth and enlightenment. In the earlier version of the Odysseus-Chapter, Nietzsche, together with Rudolf Borchardt, is a pivotal point of reference. Indeed, it is the Nietzschean reflection on Homer and on the pre-Homerian epic —and Borchardt’s interpretation of these themes— that Adorno views as the first original form of the dialectics of enlightenment.
Nietzsche, die homerische Frage und die Dialektik der Aufklärung
Susanna Zellini
2019
Abstract
It seems obvious that Nietzsche has influenced the Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). But the extent to which Adorno and Horkheimer base their argumentation on Nietzsche, however, remains a controversial. By analyzing an early draft of the first Excurs of the Dialectic of Enlightment (1943), this article demonstrates that Nietzsche was more important for the development of its main concepts than is hitherto assumed. In particular, his analysis of myth and enlightenment. In the earlier version of the Odysseus-Chapter, Nietzsche, together with Rudolf Borchardt, is a pivotal point of reference. Indeed, it is the Nietzschean reflection on Homer and on the pre-Homerian epic —and Borchardt’s interpretation of these themes— that Adorno views as the first original form of the dialectics of enlightenment.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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