{"title":"The Rejection of Benjamin's Habilitation","authors":"Ralph Shain","doi":"10.1353/cul.2022.0035","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This article examines the rejection of Benjamin's thesis by his habilitation committee at Frankfurt University. The published views (Wohlfarth and Haverkampf) are considered, and both are rejected. Then an alternative view is offered that draws some conclusions as to lessons for the critique of academic institutions. These lessons involve metaphilosophical considerations raised by Benjamin relating to the episode, specifically those regarding questions of communication and \"the problem of presentation\" in philosophy.","PeriodicalId":46410,"journal":{"name":"Cultural Critique","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cultural Critique","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/cul.2022.0035","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"CULTURAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:This article examines the rejection of Benjamin's thesis by his habilitation committee at Frankfurt University. The published views (Wohlfarth and Haverkampf) are considered, and both are rejected. Then an alternative view is offered that draws some conclusions as to lessons for the critique of academic institutions. These lessons involve metaphilosophical considerations raised by Benjamin relating to the episode, specifically those regarding questions of communication and "the problem of presentation" in philosophy.
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Cultural Critique provides a forum for international and interdisciplinary explorations of intellectual controversies, trends, and issues in culture, theory, and politics. Emphasizing critique rather than criticism, the journal draws on the diverse and conflictual approaches of Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, political economy, and hermeneutics to offer readings in society and its transformation.
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