Theses on the Philosophy of Survival

IF 1.4 4区计算机科学 Q4 AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS

Discrete Event Dynamic Systems-Theory and Applications Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1353/tae.2022.0042

Adam Y. Stern

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Abstract

Abstract:Beginning with Walter Benjamin's famous essay, "Theses on the Philosophy of History," this paper unfolds a supplementary set of theses on the genealogy of a different concept (survival) and different figure (the survivor). Benjamin's distinction between the "victor" and the "angel" serves as a binary framework for an understanding of the philosophical legacy of survival in the twentieth century—as it runs through the philosophy of history and across a tradition that continually imagines the survivor as historian. The paper traces this narrative through selected readings in the writings of major figures, from Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Blanchot to Hannah Arendt and W.G. Sebald. The question throughout is whether the survivor-historian writes the history of the ruling class or the history of the defeated. The paper concludes by offering some reflections on the ramifications of this genealogy of survival for recent debates about the legacy and ongoing practices of settler colonialism.

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关于生存哲学的论文

摘要:本文以本雅明的著名论文《历史哲学提纲》为起点，展开了一套关于不同概念(生存)和不同人物(幸存者)谱系的补充提纲。本雅明对“胜利者”和“天使”的区分，作为理解20世纪生存哲学遗产的二元框架——因为它贯穿了历史哲学，跨越了不断将幸存者想象为历史学家的传统。本文通过阅读主要人物的作品来追溯这一叙事，从让-保罗·萨特和莫里斯·布朗肖到汉娜·阿伦特和W.G.西博尔德。贯穿始终的问题是，作为幸存者的历史学家到底是在写统治阶级的历史，还是在写失败者的历史。本文的结论是提供了一些关于这种生存谱系的影响的反思，为最近关于移民殖民主义的遗产和正在进行的实践的辩论。

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Discrete Event Dynamic Systems-Theory and Applications 数学-应用数学

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

5.00%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The research on discrete event dynamic systems (DEDSs) is multi-disciplinary in nature and its development has been dynamic. Examples of DEDSs include manufacturing plants, communication networks, computer systems, management information databases, logistics systems, command-control-communication systems, robotics, and other man-made operational systems. The state processes of such systems cannot be described by differential equations in general. The aim of this journal, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems: Theory and Applications, is to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed papers on the modeling and control of, and all other aspects related to, DEDSs. In particular, the journal publishes papers dealing with general theories and methodologies of DEDSs and their applications to any particular subject, including hybrid systems, as well as papers discussing practical problems from which some generally applicable DEDS theories or methodologies can be formulated; The scope of this journal is defined by its emphasis on discrete events and the dynamic nature of the systems and on their modeling, control and optimization.