The German-Jewish "psyche" in Law and the State: Walter Benjamin and Franz Rosenzweig
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This paper deals with the relationship between law and violence according to Walter Benjamin and Franz Rosenzweig. Firstly, I explore the relationship between Benjamin, Rosenzweig and Carl Schmitt. Secondly, I analyze the similarities between Benjamin’s and Rosenzweig’s conceptions of history and messianic temporality, as well as the relationship between justice, law and eternity. Finally, I present Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction of Benjamin’s critique of violence and its precedent in The Star of Redemption.
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