L'inconscio disincantato. Il giovane Adorno tra filosofia della vita e psicoanalisi

This work brings to light a long-forgotten piece of writing by Adorno, his so-called 'first' habilitation thesis. By reconstructing the philosophy of his teacher Hans Cornelius, the historical and cultural context of the thesis and its polemical target, an attempt has been made to reconstruct and analyse Adorno's innovative interpretation of the concept of the unconscious. Finally, the results of the thesis are brought into dialogue with the philosophical history of the concept of the unconscious, with the principles of Freudian psychoanalysis and with the mature development of the author's philosophy.