Walter Benjamin's philosophy : destruction and experience

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Walter Benjamin's philosophy : destruction and experience

edited by Andrew Benjamin and Peter Osborne

(Warwick studies in European philosophy / edited by Andrew Benjamin)

Routledge, 1994

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780415083683

Description

This collection explores, in Adorno's description, `philosophy directed against philosophy'. The essays cover all aspects of Benjamin's writings, from his early work in the philosophy of art and language, through to the concept of history. The experience of time and the destruction of false continuity are identified as the key themes in Benjamin's understanding of history.

Table of Contents

Contributors: Andrew Benjamin (University of Warwick), Howard Caygill, Alexander Garcia Duutman, Peter Osborne, Werner Hamacher, John Kraniauskas, Irving Wohlfarth, Rodolphe Gasche , Gertrud Koch, Andrew Benjamin and Rebecca Comay
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: pbk ISBN 9780415083690

Description

This collection explores Walter Benjamin's "philosophy directed against philosophy". The essays, from 11 contributors, aim to cover all aspects of Benjamin's writings. Subjects range from his early work in the philosphy of art and language, through his cultural criticism, to his final reflections on the concept of history. The experience of time and the destruction of false continuity are identified as the key themes in Benjamin's understanding of history.

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