Politics of Benjamin's Kafka: Philosophy as Renegade

By Brendan Moran

Reflects on Benjamin's specifically "philosophical" politics through the lens of his work on Kafka - ths first study to do this
Criticizes aspects of Benjamin's messianism that envision redemption as the complete overcoming of distortion

Shows that, for Benjamin's Kafkan outlook, the philosophic task includes recalling all are part of the "world theatre."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030101452
• ISBN13: 9783030101459
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"