«Destructive nature» of intelligentsia in the concept of  Walter Benjamin Cover Image

«Деструктивный характер» интеллигенции в понимании Вальтера Беньямина
«Destructive nature» of intelligentsia in the concept of Walter Benjamin

Author(s): Dimitry Aleksandrovich Smirnov
Subject(s): History
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: Benjamin; intelligentsia; destructive nature

Summary/Abstract: The article shows the historic conditions of formation and the basic meaning of the notion “destructive nature” in the concept of Walter Benja-min, and the reflection of events and phenomena actual for the scientist. Much attention is paid to the formation of the European intelligentsia’s self-consciousness under the influence of the notion “destructive nature” in the end of the 20th century and to the formation of programs of practical actions

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 19-30
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian