Political Quixoticism
This essay discusses the political quixoticism of philosophers Carl Schmitt and Walter Benjamin. Topics discussed include the relationship between the two philosophers, their fascination on the concept of Romanticism, the significance of Don Quixote as a philosophical and literary figure in the 19th...
Published in: | The journal of religion |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2015
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The journal of religion
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Further subjects: | B
Schmitt, Carl, 1888-1985
B DON Quixote (Fictitious character) B PHILOSOPHY & politics B Romanticism B Benjamin, Walter, 1892-1940 B Philosophy |
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Summary: | This essay discusses the political quixoticism of philosophers Carl Schmitt and Walter Benjamin. Topics discussed include the relationship between the two philosophers, their fascination on the concept of Romanticism, the significance of Don Quixote as a philosophical and literary figure in the 19th-century German philosophy and the character as a radical counterpoint of the circumspection and realism of the political theologians. |
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ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/679688 |