Adorno pedagogico. Theorie der Halbbildung e prassi didattica

Abstract

The famous Theory of the Half-Education is an essay in which Adorno made a ruthless diagnosis of the current situation of culture. The Bildung was universally transformed into socialized Halbbildung. What is to be done? Traditionally, Adorno has always been reluctant to propose practical references, and he has often been accused of having endorsed a real “split” between theory and practice. However, his contributions to the education debate, there is no lack of indications and suggestions. In his conversations with Hellmut Becker, in the writings and university lectures of the 1960s, it is possible to identify an emancipatory and didactic strategy based on the re-evaluation of the art of reading.