This book examines the philosophical thought of the young Walter Benjamin and its development in his later work. Starting from his critique of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant and Hermann Cohen, the author traces the relationships among Benjamin’s theories — developed in tandem with his friend Gershom Scholem — of knowledge, language, ethics, politics, the philosophy of history and aesthetics, all linked to the Judaic theme of messianism and language as a realm of redemption. She delineates...

Nelle opere giovanili di Walter Benjamin, in modo particolare nei due saggi del 1916 Trauerspiel e tragedia e Il significato del linguaggio nel Trauerspiel e nella tragedia e nel saggio del 1922 "Le affinità elettive" di Goethe, la riflessione sulla musica è centrale e si unisce a una concezione ebraico-messianica della natura, del linguaggio e della storia, dove nel legame con il concetto di redenzione la temporalità musicale viene avvicinata alla temporalità messianica. Si può individuar...

A pioneering study of historical developments that have shaped Asia concludes with this volume tracing the impact of ideas and cultures of people on the move across the continent, whether willingly or not.In the final volume of Asia Inside Out, a stellar interdisciplinary team of scholars considers the migration of people—and the ideas, practices, and things they brought with them—to show the ways in which itinerant groups have transformed their culture an...