Walter Benjamin''s Philosophy - Destruction and Experience

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Benjamin, Peter Osborne Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This collection explores, in Adorno's description, Benjamin's `philosophy directed against philosophy .' The essays cover all aspects of his writings, from his early work in the philosophy of art and language, through to his concept of history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Osborne Benjamin
• Assisted by: Andrew Benjamin (Editor), Peter Osborne (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.1993
• EAN: 9780415083683
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08368-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Warwick Studies in European Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, 20th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -