Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno
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Resumo: | The theme of this article deals with the historical anthropology found in “The Authoritarian Personality” and grounded on “Dialectic of Enlightenment”. Specifically, we approach the conceptualization that understands the drives’ movements (as explained by the Freudian theory) as internal nature, foundation of the anthropological conception discussed here. By referring to anthropology and nature, we are not thinking about immutable and “biologizing” notions, but historical and contextual ones. Therefore, we use mainly the “Idea of natural history”, precisely the dialectic between history and nature. In the text, Adorno deals with two movements of this dialectic: a conception of Lukács, for whom elements of history became naturalized as second nature, which can be exemplified by the hollywoodian schematism promoted by the cultural industry; the second movement, under the influence of Walter Benjamin, that deals with the historical transience of nature, when archaic remnants repressed by the dominant historical sense resurface, becoming a possibility of another historical sense. This debate is important precisely because is located at the heart of the relation between political-economy/sociology and psychoanalysis, the most relevant theoretical domains for the first generation of Critical Theory. Whatsoever we think there is an implicit anthropology for Horkheimer and Adorno – that would see the human being as naturally aggressive and destructive –, our intention is to show that if these anthropology and nature are historical, the individuals act under influence of the death drive precisely because the social environment that forms the human beings is domineering, violent, reified and alienating. |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in AdornoAntropologia histórica como conceito de história natural em AdornoAntropologia; História; Natureza; Pulsões; Teoria Crítica.Anthropology; History; Nature; Drives; Critical Theory.The theme of this article deals with the historical anthropology found in “The Authoritarian Personality” and grounded on “Dialectic of Enlightenment”. Specifically, we approach the conceptualization that understands the drives’ movements (as explained by the Freudian theory) as internal nature, foundation of the anthropological conception discussed here. By referring to anthropology and nature, we are not thinking about immutable and “biologizing” notions, but historical and contextual ones. Therefore, we use mainly the “Idea of natural history”, precisely the dialectic between history and nature. In the text, Adorno deals with two movements of this dialectic: a conception of Lukács, for whom elements of history became naturalized as second nature, which can be exemplified by the hollywoodian schematism promoted by the cultural industry; the second movement, under the influence of Walter Benjamin, that deals with the historical transience of nature, when archaic remnants repressed by the dominant historical sense resurface, becoming a possibility of another historical sense. This debate is important precisely because is located at the heart of the relation between political-economy/sociology and psychoanalysis, the most relevant theoretical domains for the first generation of Critical Theory. Whatsoever we think there is an implicit anthropology for Horkheimer and Adorno – that would see the human being as naturally aggressive and destructive –, our intention is to show that if these anthropology and nature are historical, the individuals act under influence of the death drive precisely because the social environment that forms the human beings is domineering, violent, reified and alienating.O tema geral do presente artigo trata da antropologia histórica encontrada em “The Authoritarian Personality” e fundamentada em “Dialética do Esclarecimento”. Especificamente, abordaremos a conceituação que compreende as movimentações pulsionais (segundo leitura da teoria freudiana) enquanto natureza interna, fundamento da concepção da antropologia aqui debatida. Com isso, ao falarmos de antropologia e de natureza, não estamos nos referindo a concepções imutáveis e “biologizantes”, mas a noções históricas e contextuais. Para tanto, iremos nos voltar à “Ideia de história natural” adorniana, precisamente à dialética entre história e natureza. No texto, Adorno trata de dois movimentos de tal dialética: uma concepção de Lukács, para quem elementos da história se tornam naturalizados enquanto segundo natureza, o que pode ser exemplificado com o esquematismo hollywoodiano promovido pela indústria cultural; o segundo movimento, sob influência de Walter Benjamin, trata da transitoriedade histórica da natureza, quando resquícios arcaicos reprimidos pelo sentido histórico dominante ressurgem, tornando-se possibilidade de outra orientação histórica. Este debate se mostra importante justamente porque se encontra no cerne da relação entre economia-política/sociologia e psicanálise, os domínios teóricos mais relevantes para a primeira geração da Teoria Crítica. Por mais que pensemos que há uma antropologia implícita para Horkheimer e Adorno – que enxergariam o ser humano enquanto naturalmente agressivo e destruidor –, o nosso intuito é mostrar que, se a antropologia e a natureza são históricas, o ser humano age a partir da pulsão de morte justamente porque o meio social que o forma é ele mesmo dominador, violento, reificado e alienante.Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia2019-02-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionPeer-ReviewedEvaluados por los paresAvaliados pelos paresapplication/pdfhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/114610.31977/grirfi.v19i1.1146Griot : Revista de Filosofia; v. 19 n. 1 (2019); 25-432178-1036reponame:Griot : Revista de Filosofiainstname:Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)instacron:UFRBporhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/article/view/1146/693Copyright (c) 2019 Virginia Helena Ferreira da Costainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCosta, Virginia Helena Ferreira da2020-06-30T18:14:17Zoai:seer.www.ufrb.edu.br:article/1146Revistahttp://www.ufrb.edu.br/griot/PUBhttp://www3.ufrb.edu.br/seer/index.php/griot/oai||griotrevista@gmail.com2178-10362178-1036opendoar:2020-06-30T18:14:17Griot : Revista de Filosofia - Universidade Federal do Recôncavo na Bahia (UFRB)false |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno Antropologia histórica como conceito de história natural em Adorno |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno Costa, Virginia Helena Ferreira da Antropologia; História; Natureza; Pulsões; Teoria Crítica. Anthropology; History; Nature; Drives; Critical Theory. |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno |
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Historical anthropology as a concept of natural history in Adorno |
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Costa, Virginia Helena Ferreira da |
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Costa, Virginia Helena Ferreira da |
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Costa, Virginia Helena Ferreira da |
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Antropologia; História; Natureza; Pulsões; Teoria Crítica. Anthropology; History; Nature; Drives; Critical Theory. |
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Antropologia; História; Natureza; Pulsões; Teoria Crítica. Anthropology; History; Nature; Drives; Critical Theory. |
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The theme of this article deals with the historical anthropology found in “The Authoritarian Personality” and grounded on “Dialectic of Enlightenment”. Specifically, we approach the conceptualization that understands the drives’ movements (as explained by the Freudian theory) as internal nature, foundation of the anthropological conception discussed here. By referring to anthropology and nature, we are not thinking about immutable and “biologizing” notions, but historical and contextual ones. Therefore, we use mainly the “Idea of natural history”, precisely the dialectic between history and nature. In the text, Adorno deals with two movements of this dialectic: a conception of Lukács, for whom elements of history became naturalized as second nature, which can be exemplified by the hollywoodian schematism promoted by the cultural industry; the second movement, under the influence of Walter Benjamin, that deals with the historical transience of nature, when archaic remnants repressed by the dominant historical sense resurface, becoming a possibility of another historical sense. This debate is important precisely because is located at the heart of the relation between political-economy/sociology and psychoanalysis, the most relevant theoretical domains for the first generation of Critical Theory. Whatsoever we think there is an implicit anthropology for Horkheimer and Adorno – that would see the human being as naturally aggressive and destructive –, our intention is to show that if these anthropology and nature are historical, the individuals act under influence of the death drive precisely because the social environment that forms the human beings is domineering, violent, reified and alienating. |
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