German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( BEN-yə-min; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn] ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German-Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. "The medium is the message," is a famous formula with broad applications that was derived from Benjamin's work by one of his readers. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish mysticism, Western Marxism, and post-Kantianism.
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Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( BEN-yə-min; German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈbɛnjamiːn] ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German-Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. "The medium is the message," is a famous formula with broad applications that was derived from Benjamin's work by one of his readers. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish mysticism, Western Marxism, and post-Kantianism.
