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Author Simissen, H. G. J. M., author

Title Theodor Lessing's philosophy of history in its time / by Herman Simissen
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 353 pages)
Series Philosophy of history and culture ; volume 38
Philosophy of history and culture ; volume 38
Contents Dedication / Author: Herman Simissen -- Copyright page / Author: Herman Simissen -- Dedication / Author: Herman Simissen -- Dedication / Author: Herman Simissen -- Preface / Author: Herman Simissen -- Abbreviations / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 2 'Ein Aus Eignem Blut Gereiften Weltsystem' / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 3 'Et Si Omnes, Non Ego' / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 4 'Aber Wir Benötigen Geschichte, Um Geschichte Zu Machen' / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 5 'Den Früheren Auflagen Gegenüber Ein Völlig Neues Werk' / Author: Herman Simissen -- Chapter 6 'Es Wird Zum Denken Anregen' / Author: Herman Simissen -- Conclusion / Author: Herman Simissen -- Bibliography / Author: Herman Simissen -- Index of Names / Author: Herman Simissen -- Index of Subjects / Author: Herman Simissen
Summary "This study--the first full-length monograph in English on the subject--discusses the genesis of Theodor Lessing's philosophy of history as mainly expressed in his books "Geschichte als Sinngebung des Sinnlosen" (1919 and 1927), as well as its philosophical implications. Lessing on the one hand vehemently denies that historians can know the past as it actually happened. On the other hand, and rather surprisingly, he emphasizes the exceptional importance of history within a culture, because of what he calls its religious function. His penetrating analysis of history is remarkably relevant for ongoing debates on the very nature of history"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Lessing, Theodor, 1872-1933 -- Political and social views
Lessing, Theodor, 1872-1933. Geschichte als Sinngebung des Sinnlosen
SUBJECT Lessing, Theodor, 1872-1933. fast (OCoLC)fst00191646
Subject History -- Philosophy.
History -- Philosophy.
Intellectual life.
Political and social views.
SUBJECT Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054610
Subject Germany.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021015560
ISBN 9789004464773
9004464778