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Theses on the Philosophy of History   Walter Benjamin
These aphorisms are, like much else of Benjamin’s, somewhat enigmatic and unfocused, but also insightful and highly intelligent. Much concerned with Marx’s historical materialism. Fascinating notion of history as memories that “flash up” at moments of danger. Benjamin shows himself to be a theoretical Marxist, not a communist. Very critical of historicism. If I were younger, I would do some analytical work on these. Very good.