Continental Philosopher: Walter Benjamin

Dec 24, 2012, 16:59 IST

Walter Bendix Schonflies Benjamin was a German literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.

 

Name: Walter Benjamin

Born: 15 July 1892

Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire

Died: 26 September 1940 (aged 48)

Deathplace: Portbou, Catalonia, Spain

Era: 20th-century philosophy

Region: Western Philosophers

School: Western Marxism

Main interests: Literary theory, Aesthetics, Technology, Epistemology, Philosophy of language, Philosophy of history

Name: Walter Benjamin

Born: 15 July 1892

Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire

Died: 26 September 1940 (aged 48)

Deathplace: Portbou, Catalonia, Spain

Era: 20th-century philosophy

Region: Western Philosophers

School: Western Marxism

Main interests: Literary theory, Aesthetics, Technology, Epistemology, Philosophy of language, Philosophy of history

 

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