The work of forgetting : or, How can we make the future possible? /

This book presents a critical discussion of the turn to memory, a key evolution in the humanities in the last 50 years. It offers an innovative interpretation of Walter Benjamin's philosophy of history and his oeuvre at large, taking a thematic approach to the issue of forgetting, based on deta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Symons, Stéphane (Philosopher) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield International, 2019.
Colección:Philosophical projections
Temas:
Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940.
Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940
Memory (Philosophy)
History > Philosophy.
Critical theory.
Mémoire (Philosophie)
Théorie critique.
Histoire > Philosophie.
critical theories (dialectical critiques)
critical theory (sociological concept)
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
Critical theory
History > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book presents a critical discussion of the turn to memory, a key evolution in the humanities in the last 50 years. It offers an innovative interpretation of Walter Benjamin's philosophy of history and his oeuvre at large, taking a thematic approach to the issue of forgetting, based on detailed readings of key philosophers of the 20th century.
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781785523243
1785523244

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