Stefan Müller-Doohm is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oldenburg (Germany) since 1974 and an expert in Theories of Interaction and Communication. His interests include the study's central theory of society and sociological theories, interpretive methods of social research, and sociology of culture and media. About Theodor W. Adorno and critical theory has published several works, including Das Interesse der Vernunft. Rückblick auf das Werk von Jürgen Habermas (2000), Die Gesellschaftstheorie Ornaments. Themen und Grudbegriffe (1998), Theodor W. Die Soziologie Ornaments. Eine Einführung (1996) and Jenseits der Utopie. Theoriekritik der Gegenwart (1991).