"The idea of happiness is indissolubly bound up with the idea of redemption," says walter Benjamin. The idea of history carries with it a secret index by which it is referred to redemption, he says. Benjamin: "history is not merely a record of the past, but also of the present"
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Benjamin Walter on the Concept of History With Paralipomena
"The idea of happiness is indissolubly bound up with the idea of redemption," says walter Benjamin. The idea of history carries with it a secret index by which it is referred to redemption, he says. Benjamin: "history is not merely a record of the past, but also of the present"
"The idea of happiness is indissolubly bound up with the idea of redemption," says walter Benjamin. The idea of history carries with it a secret index by which it is referred to redemption, he says. Benjamin: "history is not merely a record of the past, but also of the present"