On Walter Benjamin’s idea of history

Authors

  • Micaela Cuesta Universidade de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i17p31-51

Keywords:

History, Happiness, End, Temporality

Abstract

The present paper discusses the idea of history in Walter Benjamin. The aim intended is double: on the one hand, to develop the critiques directed by the author at the dominant ways of mentioning the relation between knowledge and past; on the other hand, it seeks to assemble those notions that can contribute to the establishment of a dialectical and materialistic concept of the history. In this framework, significant notions such as temporality, end, and happiness assume a central role.

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Published

2011-06-14

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How to Cite

Cuesta, M. (2011). On Walter Benjamin’s idea of history. Cadernos De Filosofia Alemã: Crítica E Modernidade, 17, 31-51. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-9800.v0i17p31-51