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Walter Benjamin: Critique Philosophique De L'art

Rainer Rochlitz; Pierre Rusch

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Otto Dix: Dessins D'une Guerre a L'autre

Rainer Rochlitz; Otto Dix; Christian Derouet; Centre Georges Pompidou; Musee National D'Art Moderne (France); Ulrike Lorenz

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Other editions: 2003

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Habermas: L'usage Public De La Raison

Rainer Rochlitz; Catherine Audard

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Feu La Critique: Essais Sur L'art Et La Litterature

Rainer Rochlitz

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L'art Au Banc D'essai: Esthetique Et Critique

Rainer Rochlitz

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The Disenchantment of Art: The Philosophy of Walter Benjamin

Rainer Rochlitz

Fifty years after committing suicide at the French-Spanish border, Walter Benjamin remains one of the great cultural critics of this century. Yet despite his wide acclaim, his philosophical ideas remain elusive to most, often considered an intentionally desegregated set of thoughts not meant to cohere. Rainer Rochlitz brings a new perspective to Benjamin's work, arguing that throughout his writings runs a constant theme, that of the struggle to clarify and disenchant language. Providing an insightful, systematic analysis of Benjamin's works and applying them to current philosophical debates, The Disenchantment of Art is the first book to lay claim to his status as a philosopher. Beginning with Benjamin's early works, Rochlitz highlights his search for truth in art. Benjamin believed that art constituted a pure language directly related to God. This language existed prior to the everyday language we use to communicate, and only it could express truth. Benjamin was convinced that analytic philosophy, which had broken away from theology, had no chance to discover truth on its own. As Rochlitz shows, Benjamin's views later changed to a more materialist conception of art based on the idea that it was necessary for politics to take the place of theology as the basis of aesthetics. Further, he felt that traditional art and its aura had to be sacrificed to mass reproduction and immediate efficiency in the revolutionary context of the 1930s. In his later works, Benjamin addressed this sacrifice as a danger for the emancipatory potentials of art. For him, critical history (art criticism included) provided a look at the past and contained all the struggles of humanity to overcome mythicalobscurity, oppression, and violence. Offering critical discussions of Benjamin's ideas in the context of his time and exploring their application to current philosophical thought, The Disenchantment of Art will appeal to readers with an interest in philosophy, literature, cultural studies, and art.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1995

Habermas, La Raison, La Critique

Rainer Rochlitz; Christian Bouchindhomme

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L'esthetique Des Philosophes: Les Rencontres Place Publique, 1995

Rainer Rochlitz; Jacques Serrano

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Subversion Et Subvention: Art Contemporain Et Argumentation Esthetique

Rainer Rochlitz

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L'art Sans Compas: Redefinition De L'esthetique

Rainer Rochlitz; Christian Bouchindhomme

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Le Desenchantement De L'art: La Philosophie De Walter Benjamin

Rainer Rochlitz

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Temps Et Recit De Paul Ricur En Debat

Rainer Rochlitz; Christian Bouchindhomme; Paul Ricur; Carlos Oliveira; Jean-Pierre Bobillot

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Le Jeune Lukacs: 1911-1916 Theorie De La Forme Et Philosophie De L'histoire

Rainer Rochlitz

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