An edition of The Promise of Memory (2005)

The promise of memory

history and politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida

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An edition of The Promise of Memory (2005)

The promise of memory

history and politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida

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"Rereading Marx through Walter Benjamin and Jacques Derrida, The Promise of Memory attempts to establish a philosophy of liberation. Matthias Fritsch explores how memories of injustice relate to the promises of justice that democratic societies have inherited from the Enlightenment. Focusing on the Marxist promise for a classless society, since it contains a political promise whose institutionalization led to totalitarian outcomes, Fritsch argues that both memories and promises, if taken by themselves, are one-sided and potentially justify violence if they do not reflect on the implicit relation between them. He examines Benjamin's reinterpretation of Marxism after the disappointment of the Russian and German revolutions and Derrida's "messianic" inheritance of Marx after the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The book also contributes to contemporary political philosophy by relating Marxist social goals and German critical theory to debates about deconstructive ethics and politics. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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State University of New York Press
Language
English
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249

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History Philosophy Political science Marx, karl, 1818-1883 Benjamin, walter, 1892-1940 Derrida, jacques, 1930-2004 History, philosophy Political science, philosophy

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Jacques Derrida (1930-2004) Karl Marx (1818-1883) Walter Benjamin (1892-1940)
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The Promise of Memory: History And Politics in Marx, Benjamin, And Derrida (Suny Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)
June 2006, State University of New York Press, State Univ Of New York Pr
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The promise of memory: history and politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida
2005, State University of New York Press
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Cover of: Promise of Memory
Promise of Memory: History and Politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida
2005, State University of New York Press
in English
Cover of: Promise of Memory
Promise of Memory: History and Politics in Marx, Benjamin, and Derrida
2005, State University of New York Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Benjamin's reading of Marx
Derrida's reading of Marx
The critique of violence
The claim of the dead upon the living.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Albany
Series
SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
335.4/119
Library of Congress
JC233.M299 F758 2005, JC233.M299F758 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
249

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL3300517M
ISBN 10
0791465497
LCCN
2004029610
OCLC/WorldCat
57283939
LibraryThing
4455372
Goodreads
2073763

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OL5723205W

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