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A Draw Back of Thought: On the Concept of Distraction in Kafka, Heidegger, and Benjamin

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This dissertation examines and seeks to revitalize the concept of "distraction," through an analysis of the changes it underwent in German-speaking philosophy, critical theory, and literature between the World Wars. Defying the sociological and psychological norms of the period, Franz Kafka, Martin Heidegger, and Walter Benjamin refused to treat distraction...

Keyword:

Philosophy

Subject:

Comparative Literary Studies

Creator:

Paul North

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

08/13/2018

Date Modified:

08/13/2018

Date Created:

2007-09-05

Resource Type:

Dissertation