German Philosophy and the First World War

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (June 15, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 382 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1108423493
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1108423496
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.79 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #821,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #477 in History of Philosophy
- #1,467 in Modern Philosophy (Books)

How did the First World War, the so-called 'Great War' - widely seen on all sides as 'the war to end all wars' - impact the development of German philosophy? Combining history and biography with astute philosophical and textual analysis, Nicolas de Warren addresses here the intellectual trajectories of ten significant wartime philosophers: Ernst Bloch, Martin Buber, Ernst Cassirer, Hermann Cohen, György Lukács, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Franz Rosenzweig, Max Scheler and Georg Simmel. In exploring their individual works written during and after the War, the author reveals how philosophical concepts and new forms of thinking were forged in response to this unprecedented catastrophe. In reassessing standardized narratives of German thought, the book deepens and enhances our understanding of the intimate and complex relationship between philosophy and violence by demonstrating how the 1914-18 conflict was a crucible for ways of thinking that still define us today.

Title :German Philosophy and the First World War

Author :Nicolas de Warren