This book investigates the concept of authenticity in Jewish thought by examining the intersection of critical theory and poetic expression. It explores how the philosophical work of Theodor W. Adorno, particularly his writings on music and his role in founding the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, illuminates the downfall of metaphysics and offers new applications of Critical Theory to Jewish thought. The study reconstructs the original meaning of critical standpoints and re-examines concepts such as Negative Dialectics, the poetics of God, and the metaphysics of musical thinking.

This study is presented as a search for authenticity that bridges critical thinking with heartfelt poetics, addressing the unification of theory and praxis in lived experience. It delves into a critical juncture in modern intellectual history, specifically Adorno's work in 1931, to reveal neglected applications of Critical Theory to Jewish Thought. The book aims to reconstruct the original meaning of critical standpoints and re-examine concepts such as Negative Dialectics, the poetics of God, and the metaphysics of musical thinking. It also correlates Aesthetic Theory with Jewish Law, offering a constructive justification for a critical standpoint.