Hartmut Rosa e la quarta generazione della Scuola di Francoforte

Hartmut Rosa, alongside Rahel Jaeggi, is recognized as a leading figure of the fourth generation of the Frankfurt School. This generation follows the pioneering group of Horkheimer, Adorno, and Marcuse, the second led by the recently deceased Jürgen Habermas, and the third represented by Axel Honneth, who is still active. Giorgio Fazio narrates this evolution in his 2020 book, Ritorno a Francoforte. While both Rosa and Jaeggi share a common background, they exhibit significant differences in their approaches to advancing Frankfurt's emancipatory impulse. Both were trained under Honneth and draw from early critical theory to analyze contemporary societies. However, Jaeggi focuses on practices and "forms of life," rethinking reification and alienation. This article, authored by Andrea Borsari and Anita Romanello, was published on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in Doppiozero.