On humans and human likeness in Walter Benjamin Cover Image

Zu Mensch und Menschenähnlichkeit bei Walter Benjamin
On humans and human likeness in Walter Benjamin

Author(s): Philipp Nolz
Subject(s): Phenomenology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Walter Benjamin; individual; perception

Summary/Abstract: Benjamin’s philosophy has often been discussed without considering the sensible nature of thinking and the peculiar role the individual obtains in this conception from his early writings on. This article wants to point out the key role of the individual between sensibility and perception through language.

  • Issue Year: 9/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 40-58
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: German