History/Paris-Berlin/History

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Year of Publication

2005

Author

Cohen, Sande

Editor

Brueggemann, Aminia M. Schulman, Peter

Book

Rhine crossings : France and Germany in Love and War

Pages

273-295

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Place Published

New York

Language

English

Chapter

13

Keywords

Kojève, Alexandre
Arendt, Hannah
history
roots (uprootedness)
Benjamin, Walter

Annotation

Sande's discussion of Weil comprises a sub-section of a much larger consideration of the relationship between history, historiography and context. Preceded by a brief presentation of Alexandre Kojeve's work, Sande provides a relatively brief but interesting analysis of Weil's critique of historical thought as found in her The Need for Roots. Sande then moves from Weil, to Hannah Arendt, comparing her historical model to Weil's. The chapter concludes with a discussion of Walter Benjamin as Sande argues, one can postulate a narrative flow from Kojeve, through Weil, Arendt and Benjamin.