Walter Benjamin’s essay "On Language as Such and on the Language of Man"
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Walter Benjamin’s essay "On Language as Such and on the Language of Man" is a seminal philosophical reflection on the nature of language, positing that all beings possess a kind of linguistic expression and exploring how human language uniquely relates to naming, revelation, and divine communication.
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philosophical essay
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work by Walter Benjamin ⓘ |
| author | Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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all beings possess a kind of language or linguistic expression
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divine language is the origin and ground of all languages ⓘ human language is uniquely related to naming ⓘ language is essentially communicative and revelatory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Adam’s naming of creatures
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critique of instrumental views of language ⓘ language as pure medium of communication ⓘ name as immediate relation to essence ⓘ relationship between human and divine language ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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critical theory
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philosophy of language ⓘ theological essay ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | On Language as Such and on the Language of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
language of things
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naming as knowledge ⓘ non-instrumental view of language ⓘ pure language ⓘ revelatory character of language ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition |
German idealism
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Jewish mysticism ⓘ romanticism ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a seminal text in philosophy of language
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widely discussed in Benjamin scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of language
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critical theory ⓘ literary theory ⓘ theological hermeneutics ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
divine communication
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language ⓘ naming ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ revelation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Über Sprache überhaupt und über die Sprache des Menschen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Walter Benjamin’s early writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
aesthetics
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metaphysics of language ⓘ philosophical theology ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
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On the Program of the Coming Philosophy
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The Task of the Translator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenIn | 1916 ⓘ |
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Walter Benjamin’s essay "On Language as Such and on the Language of Man"
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