Theory & Philosophy

Walter Benjamin’s ”The Concept of History”

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Jul 8, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
2
Theology and Historical Materialism
05:19 • 3min
3
The Importance of History in Revolutionary Movements
08:24 • 3min
4
The Importance of Embracing Our Past
11:42 • 2min
5
The Importance of the Past in Who We Are Today
13:34 • 3min
6
The Importance of Resurrecting the Past
16:11 • 6min
7
Benjamin's Opposite of Historical Materialism
21:45 • 5min
8
The Power of History's Victors
27:13 • 4min
9
The Dialectical Elements of Memory
30:48 • 4min
10
The Importance of Tradition in Historical Materialism
34:57 • 3min
11
The Historical Materialist Brushes History Against the Grain
37:43 • 3min
12
The Angel of History
41:09 • 3min
13
The Importance of Progress in Opposing Fascism
43:51 • 6min
14
The Importance of Naturalization in Capital
49:29 • 3min
15
The Utopian Socialists and the End of Human Liberation
52:07 • 3min
16
The Importance of Looking to the Past
54:53 • 6min
17
The Importance of History
01:00:25 • 3min