História e experiência: a crítica do "materialismo histórico" de Walter Benjamin

• Autor(a) principal: Maestro, Samuel Carlos [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/trabalhoConclusao/viewTrabalhoConclusao.jsf?popup=true&id_trabalho=3346051; https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/46524
• topic: Concept of history; Historical materialism; Messianism; Redemption; Conceito de história; Materialismo histórico; Messianismo; Redenção

This thesis aims to analyze the Theses ?On The Concept of History?, by Walter Benjamin, defending the idea that it there is a necessary link between materialism and messianic elements. We will see that Benjamin makes a critical reformulation of historical materialism that seeks to overcome the limitations caused by the assumptions of technical progress and positivism. Without the messianic element, materialism loses its critical potential of the history and would not have support where practical and emancipatory purposes that characterized. However, the mere theology doesn?t interest Benjamin if not rescued what should be critical in the apprehension of history. Show that messianism serves as a methodological resource to overcome the ideology of progress and also allow making ?leaps? in history in order to respond to calls by human messianic redemption. Redemption, as we have seen, must be understood in a broad sense, it refers to an open history, consisting of experiences and cultural properties, even the most ordinary, where you can find sparks of freedom of needy historical actions to overcome the domination. Redemption, as we have seen, must be understood in a broad sense, it refers to an open history, consisting of experiences and cultural property, even the most ordinary, where you can find sparks of freedom of needy historical actions to overcome the domination. Finally, we will undertake a critical interpretation of the reading that Michael Löwy offers the Thesis, I argue that Benjamin refers to revolutionary action, but also back to the critical behavior that needs to be rooted in remembrance. With this, toys, photos, fashion or the city streets make up the scope to be embraced by the critical historian look. This would be the successful outcome of the theology of articulation with the materialistic attitude.