Fire Alarm : Reading Walter Benjamin’s "On the Concept of History"
by
Michael Lowy
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1784786411
ISBN-13
9781784786410
Publisher
Verso Books
Imprint
Verso Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 11th, 2016
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
212 grams
Dimensions
20.80 x 14.00 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
History: theory & methodsWestern philosophy, from c 1900 -
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This illuminating study of Benjamin's final essay helps unlock the mystery of this great philosopher
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. <br><br>In this scrupulous, clear and fascinating examination of this essay, Michael Löwy argues that it remains one of the most important philosophical and political writings of the twentieth century. Looking in detail at Benjamin’s celebrated but often mysterious text, and restoring the philosophical, theological and political context, Löwy highlights the complex relationship between redemption and revolution in Benjamin’s philosophy of history.
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