
Walter Benjamin’s ”The Concept of History”
Theory & Philosophy
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The Utopian Socialists and the End of Human Liberation
Beni Minh doesn't think that all hope is lost. He thinks there can be an organic benevolent connection between humans and nature, like the end he cites the utopian socialists before 1848 as a way to justify this possibility. The social democrats at the time view the suffering of workers as just a means to an end for future generations. They don't focus on correcting the present because they're just like, "Oh, well, you know, eventually it'll come"
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