C. The Illusion of the Future: Notes on Benjamin and Freud

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Opening 15
6. 2. The Meaning of Time in the Moral World 46
7. 3. Fate and Character 69
8. 4. Towards a Critique of Violence 94
9. 5. Theological-Political Fragment 144
10. 6. On the Concept of History 162
11. Appendices
12. A. Boredom and Distraction: The Moods of Modernity 203
13. B. Benjamin and the Baroque: Posing the Question of Historical Time 222
14. C. The Illusion of the Future: Notes on Benjamin and Freud 244
15. Bibliography 255
16. Index 264