Associazione ESSPER periodici italiani di economia, scienze sociali e storia
Autore: Ottaviani, Alessandro Titolo: La forma come esperimento o come destino Periodico: Aisthesis Anno: 2011 - Volume: 4 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 0
This essay focuses on the complex relationship between Walter Benjamin and Goethe’s morphological doctrines as a key way into defining the concept of the dialectical image. By analysing a wide and scarcely explored literature, it reconsiders Benjamin’s critical response to the re-utilisation of Goethe's work by German biologists. It thus establishes a theoretical framework for delineating Benjamin's radical opposition to Spengler’s philosophy of history.