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| Aura: The aura, in philosophy, pertains to the unique, ineffable quality or presence surrounding an object or experience. Walter Benjamin explored this concept in the context of art and authenticity. See also Walter Benjamin._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Émile Durkheim on Aura - Dictionary of Arguments
Habermas IV 79 Aura/Durkheim/Habermas: The holy awakens the same ambivalent attitude as moral authority, for the holy is surrounded by an aura that simultaneously frightens and attracts, terrorizes and enchants. (1) In the aura itself, the untouchability of what is desired at the same time is expressed, the closeness in distance. (2) From this structural analogy Durkheim concludes on a sacral basis of morality. 1.E. Durkheim, Sociologie et philosophie, Paris 1951, German Frankfurt 1967, p.86. 2.In ähnlicher Weise beschreibt W. Benjamin die Aura des Kunstwerkes als „einmalige Erscheinung einer Ferne“. W. Benjamin, Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit, in: Gesammelte Schriften, Vol. I, part 2. p. 431f_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Durkheim I E. Durkheim The Rules of Sociological Method - French: Les Règles de la Méthode Sociologique, Paris 1895 German Edition: Die Regeln der soziologischen Methode Frankfurt/M. 1984 Ha I J. Habermas Der philosophische Diskurs der Moderne Frankfurt 1988 Ha III Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. I Frankfurt/M. 1981 Ha IV Jürgen Habermas Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Bd. II Frankfurt/M. 1981 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18