The Exile of Language

German-Jewish Philosophical Challenges of Linguistic Autochthony

Libera Pisano (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

300 Seiten

2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-72676-5 (ISBN)

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The Exile of Language uncovers a hidden chapter in the history of philosophy, where early twentieth-century German-Jewish thinkers such as Fritz Mauthner, Gustav Landauer, Margarete Susman, Franz Rosenzweig, and Walter Benjamin grappled with the inherent tension of their intertwined identities. The study of these thinkers reveals how a sceptical and diasporic approach to language can question and reshape traditional concepts of belonging, purity, and nation. By confronting the myth of autochthony, their critiques of linguistic and national idolatry offer a fresh lens for reimagining politics in our times. This narrative blends philosophical depth with groundbreaking insights, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the dynamic interplay of language, identity, and community.

Libera Pisano is currently a research associate at the IFILNOVA (Nova Institute of Philosophy) at Nova University Lisbon. She has authored numerous essays on the role of language and politics in contemporary German and German-Jewish philosophy.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Philosophical Sprachkrise

2 The German-Jewish Linguistic Turn

3 Autos without chton

4 Chronocentric Paths

5 Outlines of the Individual Chapters

1 Sceptical Doubt and the Love for the Mother Tongue: Fritz Mauthner’s Tension between Language and Identity

1 2 3 2 New Metaphors for the Anarchic Community: Gustav Landauer’s Linguistic Temporal Revolution

1 2 3 3 Exile as a Theological-Political Challenge: Margarete Susman’s Linguistic Sceptical Umweg

1 2 3 4 The Grammar of Redemption: Franz Rosenzweig’s Diasporic Philosophy of Language

1 2 3 5 Messianic Epoché of Meaning: Walter Benjamin’s Exilic Linguistic Gestures

1 2 3 Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.06.2025
Reihe/Serie	Maimonides Library for Philosophy and Religion ; 10
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	627 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-10	90-04-72676-4 / 9004726764
ISBN-13	978-90-04-72676-5 / 9789004726765
Zustand	Neuware