The Frankfurt School: Finding Inspiration Place du Carrousel by Camille Pissarro, 1900, via National Gallery of Art This group of extraordinary thinkers would go on to be called The Frankfurt School. During the Interwar Period in Germany he was able to find a group of like-minded individuals at The Institute for Social Research. Many more well-known philosophers, such as Habermas and Derrida, would reference Benjamin’s work and his influence on Critical Theory. Oftentimes Benjamin would bounce back and forth using examples from all sorts of categories to build a broader picture for the reader, creating a fun and unique experience for studying philosophy. Walter Benjamin’s works range from topics like Phantasmagoria, a concept that was much more common in his time than it is today, to art criticism, all the way to discussions of translation theory. Walter Benjamin: An Elusive Thinker Portrait of Walter Benjamin
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