@article{ART003226511},
author={Lee Sookyoung},
title={The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2025},
number={48},
pages={85-116},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Sookyoung
TI - The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 48
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 85
EP - 116
SN - 1975-1621
AB - This paper aims to examine the political practicality of the concept of remembrance presented in Benjamin's later philosophy of history. First, the meaning of the concept of remembrance, Eingedenken is examined in relation to Benjamin's two critical issues, historical materialism and theology. From the perspective of historical materialism, he presents the concept of Eingedenken as a counterpoint to positivistic historicism and the concept of progress based on technological determinism and quantitative accumulation, and defines history as a history of oppression and of the struggles of the oppressed. In this concept of history, the oppressed past is presented as a major task of reflection.
Therefore, Benjamin reveals that reflection on the temporality is a prerequisite for this historical awareness and introduces theology into materialistic histor y. Unlike contemporary Marxism, for Benjamin, the struggle of the oppressed is closely related to the time of the ‘present toward the past’ rather than the future. In examining this connection, we reveal that reflecting on the memories and daily lives of the oppressed is at the core of the political practice of the concept of remembrance. Finally, keeping in mind the criticisms surrounding the political practice of Benjamin's concept of memory, we examine how his politics of remembrance, which emphasizes the ‘past’, is related to the new society that the oppressed will achieve. In the process, we examine his politics of remembrance in relation to the ‘politics of memory’ following massacres that occurred in the 20th century and reveal the meaning of political practice in the concept of memory.
KW - remembrance;history;memories of the oppressed;emancipation;politics of remembrance;Walter Benjamin
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
ER -
Lee Sookyoung. (2025). The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 48, 85-116.
Lee Sookyoung. 2025, "The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.48, pp.85-116. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung "The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 48 pp.85-116 (2025) : 85.
Lee Sookyoung. The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-. 2025; 48 : 85-116. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung. "The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.48(2025) : 85-116.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung. The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 48, 85-116. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung. The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2025; 48 85-116. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung. The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-. 2025; 48 : 85-116. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
Lee Sookyoung. "The Politics of Remembrance-The Problem of the Political Practicality of the Concept of Memory in Benjamin’s Later Philosophy of History-" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.48(2025) : 85-116.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2025..48.004
