Comments for Introducing the Frankfurt School http://frankfurtschool.wordpress.com Benjamin : Horkheimer : Adorno : Marcuse Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:29:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Summary : “Theses on the Philosophy of History” : Benjamin by cel06 http://frankfurtschool.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/class-summary-february-4-2008-theses-on-the-philosophy-of-history/#comment-3 cel06 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:29:39 +0000 http://frankfurtschool.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-3 Moeller Van der Bruck, whose work influenced the Nazis, writes in 1931: “The conservative believes rather in catastrophe, in the powerlessness of man to avoid it, in its necessity, and in the terrible disappointment of the seduced optimist.’” Sounds almost like Benjamin. Though, a bit more bold. Moeller Van der Bruck, whose work influenced the Nazis, writes in 1931: “The conservative believes rather in catastrophe, in the powerlessness of man to avoid it, in its necessity, and in the terrible disappointment of the seduced optimist.’”

Sounds almost like Benjamin. Though, a bit more bold.

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