La verdad de las cosas pasadas. Notas sobre la noción de fantasmagoría

José Luis Delgado Rojo

doi:10.5565/rev/enrahonar.1037

The truth of things past. Notes on the notion of phantasmagoria

Authors

José Luis Delgado Rojo Scuola Normale Superiore de Pisa

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Abstract

This paper aims to describe the ‘dialectical’ character of the notion of phantasmagoria, which Walter Benjamin used as touchstone for criticising the ideology represented in Passagen-Werk. To this end, we show the continuity between Benjamin’s critique and some elements of his former work. Aided by the previously developed theory of historical knowledge, Benjamin conceived a non-substantive notion of truth opposed to both ‘false consciousness’ and its counterpart, the claim of an ‘awareness’ able to grasp the transparent meaning of reality without distortion.

Keywords

Benjamin, ideology, phantasmagoria, dialectics, dream, waking

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Author Biography

José Luis Delgado Rojo, Scuola Normale Superiore de Pisa

José Luis Delgado Rojo es doctor en Filosofía. Realizó sus estudios en la Scuola Normale Superiore, en el marco del curso de doctorado titulado Filosofie della Comunità ed Ontologie del Presente, dirigido por Roberto Esposito. Recientemente ha publicado El origen del presente. La filosofía de la historia de Walter Benjamin (Sequitur).