The Dwarf in the Chess Machine: Benjamin's Hidden Doctrine

The Dwarf in the Chess Machine offers a study of the tension between materialism and theology in the work of the German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin. Belgian philosopher, art historian, writer and activist Lieven De Cauter takes Benjamin's own metaphor--that there is a "dwarf of theology" hidden inside the seemingly mechanical, seemingly inevitable power of historical materialism--and traces its presence throughout Benjamin's oeuvre,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9462084971
• ISBN13: 9789462084971
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Nai010 Publishers
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.7" x 8.9"