Walter Benjamin's Philosophy: Destruction and Experience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415083683)

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.

Author: Andrew Benjamin
ISBN-10: 0415083680
ISBN-13: 9780415083683
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/11/1993
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.08w x 1.04d