Tags: Philosopher.

Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn]; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German literary critic philosopher social critic translator radio broadcaster and essayist.

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birth date
1892-07-15
birth place
Berlin, German Empire
death date
1940-09-26, 1940-09-27
death place
Catalonia, Francoist Spain, Portbou, Portbou_Spain
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Theodor W. Adorno
influenced by
Theodor W. Adorno
main interest
Aesthetics, Epistemology, Philosophy of language, Literary theory, Philosophy of history, Philosophy of technology
notableIdea
Aestheticization of politics
philosophicalSchool
Western Marxism

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