Reflexiones acerca de Adorno: Teoría estética

La Teoría Estética de Adorno es un escrito de carácter filosófico, denso y complejo. Sus argumentos principales se interrumpen y reanudan a lo largo de todo el discurso y recurren una y otra vez bajo aspectos distintos. Para mejor descifrar esos argumentos entretejidos, nos ha parecido interesante seguir el hilo a ciertas ideas recurrentes, sus motivos conductores, ordenando aquéllos en tres discursos separados en relación con: las cuestiones históricas, las cuestiones estéticas y las cuestiones dialécticas.

Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis: Living with a Physical Deformity

A qualitative, phenomenological, hermeneutical study with the aim of explaining the experience of having a body deformity diagnosed as idiopathic adolescent scoliosis. A semistructured interview conducted with scoliosis patients admitted to the unit of spinal cord at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital was used. The youth defined their scoliosis based on how they perceived their deformity. They spoke of pain and deformity as characteristic symptoms of suffering, and explained how this symptom affected their social relationships. Their deformity was associated with words such as “horrible”, “shame”, “complex” and “problem.” It is concluded that the symptommost referred is pain and the biggest concern of the youth was their body aesthetic and feelings associated with it. They attempt to solve this problem by adapting the way they dress and through surgery. Surgery can resolve the body deformity but not self-perception of their body image.