The pandemic as history
The author finds the possibility of overcoming the current liberal-capitalist system in a different conception of time, which requires a different attitude towards both the past and the future. The paper begins with an analysis of the Benjamin’s critique of Marx, followed by analysis of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Filozofija i Društvo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2021/0353-57382101128M.pdf |
| Summary: | The author finds the possibility of overcoming the current liberal-capitalist
system in a different conception of time, which requires a different
attitude towards both the past and the future. The paper begins with an
analysis of the Benjamin’s critique of Marx, followed by analysis of
Derrida’s critique of Benjamin and finally Derrida’s critique of Marx.
Benjamin points out the problem of teleological understanding of time, the
understanding that the meaning of events comes only from the future, which
is present in Marx, and which prevents us from escaping the “circle” of
violence. Although he relies on Benjamin’s conception of time, the author
seeks to transcend the understanding of law as something separate from
justice, and law as violence. Therefore, the paper turns to Derrida and his
understanding of the law, eventually providing new possibilities for
understanding and constituting the left, social theory, but also critical
thinking today. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-5738 2334-8577 |