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Límites que discurren como umbrales: Walter Benjamin y la crítica de la razón moderna
Limits that run as thresholds: Walter Benjamin and the critique of modern reason
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Abstract The goal of this article is to examine the incardination of the critical notion "limit of reason" and the dialectical notion "threshold" within the framework of Walter Benjamin's philosophy. To this end, in the first place, this article investigates Benjamin's determination of rational limits accord... view more
The goal of this article is to examine the incardination of the critical notion "limit of reason" and the dialectical notion "threshold" within the framework of Walter Benjamin's philosophy. To this end, in the first place, this article investigates Benjamin's determination of rational limits according to the correlation between the weakening of the mimetic experience and the instrumentalization of language. Then, based on an analysis of the dialectic of the media, it indicates why Benjamin's philosophy can be conceived as the attempt to dialectically transform the "limits of reason" into "thresholds" open to another rational experience. In this way, it is hoped to show one aspect of Walter Benjamin's thought: the updating of the critique of reason as one of the foundations of his program for a coming philosophy.... view less
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Critique; Reason; Limit; Threshold; Modernity; Walter Benjamin
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 132-147
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 21 (2021) 2
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed