Critical Aesthetics, Allegory and Historical Discontinuity of Affliction Experience: Reflection in Benjamin`s Philosophy of Art

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Abstract

This study intends to investigate the Benjamin`s foundations of teleological approach to history. Critical Aesthetics of Benjamin that later created the Negative Aesthetics, is based on Allegory; the Element that is product of Benjamin special approach to language. The concepts as Experience, Revelation and Messianism that have a special position in Benjamin`s philosophy of art, linking to gether and to Allegory, in a special form and are connected to his teleological approach to history. The history that is covert by affliction experience, will express by Allegory in art work, but critical aesthetics by expression this, intends to leads to a better status. This is the total program of critical aesthetics in cross of the facts to the more ideals. Finally, Benjamin accept the possiblility of historical discontinuity of affliction experience by art Allegory. This is the total program of critical aesthetics in cross of the facts to the more ideals. Finally, Benjamin accept the possiblility of historical discontinuity of affliction experience by art Allegory.

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