James Crane
@jamescrane.bsky.social
2.5K followers
900 following
2.2K posts
editor @ critical theory working group:
https://ctwgwebsite.github.io/
Posts
Media
Videos
Starter Packs
Pinned
Reposted by James Crane
Reposted by James Crane
Reposted by James Crane
Reposted by James Crane
Reposted by James Crane
Reposted by James Crane
![Theodor Adorno, The Jargon of Authenticity, 13:
"toward language which is damned by its favorite philosophy.
B u t t h e untruth indicts itself by becoming bombastic. After a long separation a certain person wrote that he was existentially secure; it took some reflection to realize that he meant he had been sufficiently taken care of in regard to his finances. A center intended for international discussions—whatever they may be good for—is called the House of Encounters; the visible house,"firmly grounded in the earth," is turned into a sacred house through those gatherings—which are meant to be superior to discussions because they occur among existing and living individuals, although these individuals might just as well be engaged in discussion , for as long as they do not commit suicide they could hardly do anything other than exist. One's relation to his fellow man should be important prior to all content ; for that purpose the jargon is satisfied with the shabby group-ethos of the youth movement, an indication that nothing is reaching either beyond the nose of the speaker, or beyond the capacity of the person who has only lately begun to be called his "partner." The jargon channels engagement into firm institutions and, furthermore, strengthens the most subaltern speakers in their self-esteem; they are already something because someone speaks from within them, even when that someone is nothing at all. The resonant directive [...]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ykfmg4kzubg3rjvzkhqmxk7n/bafkreibd2whg55oc3ja3rsba26ytqh4rx5crszdd2o4cg3gavdqvpuixrm@jpeg)
Reposted by James Crane
