Theory & Philosophy

Walter Benjamin’s ”The Concept of History”

Jul 8, 2023

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Introduction

5min

Theology and Historical Materialism

3min

The Importance of History in Revolutionary Movements

3min

The Importance of Embracing Our Past

2min

The Importance of the Past in Who We Are Today

3min

The Importance of Resurrecting the Past

6min

Benjamin's Opposite of Historical Materialism

5min

The Power of History's Victors

4min

The Dialectical Elements of Memory

4min

10.

The Importance of Tradition in Historical Materialism

3min

11.

The Historical Materialist Brushes History Against the Grain

3min

12.

The Angel of History

3min

13.

The Importance of Progress in Opposing Fascism

6min

14.

The Importance of Naturalization in Capital

3min

15.

The Utopian Socialists and the End of Human Liberation

3min

16.

The Importance of Looking to the Past

6min

17.

The Importance of History

3min

In this episode, I cover Walter Benjamin's "The Concept of History."

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