Wild, unforgettable philosophy : in early works of Walter Benjamin / Monad Rrenban.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rrenban, Monad.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940.

Benjamin, Walter.

Physical Description:

ix, 425 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2005.

Summary:

Through reading the early work of Walter Benjamin, up to and including the Trauerspiel book, Monad Rrenban brings forth a cohesive conception of the wild, unforgettable form-philosophy-as inherent in everything. Both the form-free from duplicitous, authoritarian, and "rational" meaning-and practice of philosophy enable the production of philosophy not only by so-called philosophers but also, conceivably, by everything-including art, poetry, and literature. In life and death, Walter Benjamin has had the status of exile from departmental philosophy. Thanks in part to Benjamin's exile from the discipline, Monad Rrenban is able to elicit the wild force of the form-philosophy-from Benjamin's early work. Distinct in its analysis and depth, Wild, Unforgettable Philosophy in Early Works of Walter Benjamin elaborates the wild, unforgettable form-philosophy-in relation to language, the discipline and the practice of philosophy, criticism, and the politics of death.

Contents:

Philosophical community

On performing philosophy

Image of dramatic beauty

Community of the dead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-411) and index.

ISBN:

073910845X

OCLC:

56419781