Fire Alarm
Reading Walter Benjamin’s "On the Concept of History"
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2006
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-84467-040-6 (ISBN)
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-84467-040-6 (ISBN)
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Looking at Walter Benjamin's celebrated text, "On the Concept of History" in the philosophical, theological and political context, this book strives to understand the complex relationship between redemption and revolution in Benjamin's philosophy of history.
Revolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism... Walter Benjamin is in every sense of the word an "unclassifiable" philosopher. His essay 'On the Concept of History' was written in a state of urgency, as he attempted to escape the Gestapo in 1940, before finally committing suicide.
Michael Lowy argues that it remains one of the most important philosophical and political writings of the twentieth century, in this scrupulous, clear and fascinating examination. Looking in detail at Benjamin's celebrated but often mysterious text, and restoring the philosophical, theological and political context, Lowy highlights the complex relationship between redemption and revolution in Benjamin's philosophy of history.
Revolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism... Walter Benjamin is in every sense of the word an "unclassifiable" philosopher. His essay 'On the Concept of History' was written in a state of urgency, as he attempted to escape the Gestapo in 1940, before finally committing suicide.
Michael Lowy argues that it remains one of the most important philosophical and political writings of the twentieth century, in this scrupulous, clear and fascinating examination. Looking in detail at Benjamin's celebrated but often mysterious text, and restoring the philosophical, theological and political context, Lowy highlights the complex relationship between redemption and revolution in Benjamin's philosophy of history.
Michael Löwy isResearch Director of Sociology at the Centre National de la RechercheScientifique, Paris. His previous books include Redemption and Utopia: Liberation Judaism in Central Europe, Marxism in Latin America and The War of the Gods: Religion and Politics in Latin America.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.2.2006 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Chris Turner |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 147 x 218 mm |
| Gewicht | 311 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84467-040-6 / 1844670406 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84467-040-6 / 9781844670406 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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