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Apocalypse without Kingdom
Günther Anders
Günther Anders (1902–92) is undoubtedly one of the most interesting, ignored, oppositional, radical, and nearly forgotten philosophers of the twentieth century. Having grown up in Germany, Anders (whose real name was Stern) and his wife Hannah Arendt had to flee the country in 1933. Via Paris, now divorced, Anders came to the United States, where he never really found his place; red-baiting and propaganda against the left made it difficult for him to find a job. In 1950 he decided to return…
e-flux Journal
Posted: February 16, 2019
Category
Communism, Philosophy
Subjects
Apocalypse , Temporality, The Enlightenment, Nihilism , Christianity