Jan Benthele
Social philosophy, philosophy of culture, Critical Theory, theories of ideology, theories of the social imaginary, Walter Benjamin
2020 to 2024 master’s degree in philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Previously, from 2015 to 2020, bachelor’s degree in philosophy and Sociology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. 2019 and 2020 Tutor for the analysis of social structure. From 2021 to 2024, student assistant at the Chair of Social Philosophy (Prof. Martin Saar) and tutor for philosophy. Since 2025, doctoral student at the Institute for Social Research.
Benthele, Jan 2025: Walter Benjamins »Theorie der Einfühlung in die Warenseele«, in: Zeitschrift für kritische Theorie, Heft 60/61.
Benthele, Jan 2025: The Power of Love? Disruption of ideological narratives in Andrew Haigh’s structural fairytale »All of us Strangers«. Konferenz Beyond the Magic Mirror: Imagination, Politics and Media. 16-18. Oktober.
Benthele, Jan 2024: »Vorbilder Schaffen«. Walter Benjamin über Kapitalismus und Imagination. Ringvorlesung Philosophie Frankfurt am Main, 30. Oktober.
Walter Benjamins Arcades Project as Theory of the Social Imaginary
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