LECTURE ONE

In his opening remarks in Lecture One, what does Adorno state about the career prospects for sociologists?

According to the figures provided by Adorno, what was the number of sociology majors in 1962?

Adorno uses the term 'incestuous' to describe a situation in sociology. What does he mean by this?

What percentage of sociology students originally wanted to work at a university, compared to the percentage of graduates who were actually absorbed into higher education?

Adorno identifies a fundamental dichotomy in the study of sociology. Which of these best describes it?

How does Adorno describe the nature of learning and progression in the study of sociology?

Adorno mentions that the tendency in Talcott Parsons's system can be described as what?

According to Adorno, how does sociology as a discipline exist today?

Who does Adorno identify as the man who first inscribed the name 'sociology' on the map of learning?

From what administrative practice of the eighteenth century does Adorno say the empirical techniques of sociology gradually emerged?

What fundamental dichotomy does Adorno identify in the work of Auguste Comte himself?

In Comte's work, what two opposing principles within sociology precipitated the social antagonism he felt?

Why does Adorno suggest that providing a proper syllabus for sociology is difficult?

Adorno identifies two contradictory motives at work in the debate about university reform. What are they?

What is the title of Auguste Comte's first major work, as mentioned by Adorno?

What is the primary reason Adorno gives for the worsening career prospects for sociology graduates?

What does Adorno identify as the ultimate aim of sociology, which makes it different from a traditional idea of education?

Adorno claims that one of the difficulties of sociology is to combine two 'divergent desiderata'. What are they?

According to Adorno, what is the consequence of the deep-seated certainty that society is 'contradictory in its essential structure'?

To whom does Adorno attribute the expression 'knowledge conferring control'?

What does Adorno recommend to 'real beginners' to familiarize themselves with the ideas discussed in the lecture?

Adorno states that he will begin his introduction to sociology 'e contrario'. What does he mean by this?

What reason does Adorno give for Comte's desire for sociology to go beyond exploring individual sectors?

According to the statistics Adorno presents, which field had the largest discrepancy between the percentage of students who wanted to enter it and the percentage who actually did?

What hypothesis from Herr von Friedeburg does Adorno find 'very convincing'?

What does Adorno believe is the ironic contradiction regarding understanding society and being useful within it?

Why does Adorno criticize the concept of alienation, even putting a 'moratorium' on it?

What does Adorno suggest is the primary subject of sociology, despite the disagreement of some sociologists?

What approach does Adorno explicitly say he cannot bring himself to follow in his introductory lecture?

According to Adorno, how must the famous texts of sociology and philosophy be considered?

At the time of Adorno's lecture in April 1968, what was the approximate number of sociology majors?

Adorno argues that if a precise syllabus were drawn up for sociology, it would have what negative consequence?

What does Adorno suggest is the relationship between Comte and his teacher, Saint-Simon?

Adorno refers to a short piece from his own work 'Minima Moralia' to define a certain kind of progression in learning. What is the title of that piece?

What does Adorno consider to be the main purpose of the introductory seminar and tutorials that follow his lectures?

Adorno characterizes his own position on studying sociology by stating that students will need to do what?

What does Adorno suggest is a tendency of knowledge systems like that of Talcott Parsons?

Adorno mentions a view governed by 'the idea of load reduction, of rationalization along the lines of technical rationality'. To which motive in university reform is he referring?

What does Adorno say is the student's task in disciplines like philosophy and sociology, quoting Goethe's 'famous mole'?

What does Adorno suggest might be suspected of a scientific demand for 'unbroken continuity of sociological knowledge'?

Adorno states that sociology is not what in mathematics is called a...

What does Adorno suggest is the paradoxical relationship between a student's desire for an easier path to exams and a highly structured syllabus?

According to Adorno, what did Auguste Comte fail to consider when complaining that the science of society lacked the reliability of the natural sciences?

Who does Adorno credit with pointing out that 'bourgeois society was being driven beyond itself,' a realization also shared by Comte?

What is Adorno's final point about the dual nature of sociology in Lecture One?

Adorno criticizes a 'positivistic, Cartesian model' of learning. What does this model entail?

On what grounds does Adorno claim that his colleague Heinz Kluth had taken 'great pains'?

Which institution does Adorno mention as having failed to provide students with useful information on employment prospects, according to complaints he references?

What does Adorno suggest is the paradoxical result of seriously pursuing the sociological goal of making sense of the world?

What are the two types of lectures Adorno advises a student of sociology to attend simultaneously at the start of their studies?