Löwith, Karl 1897-1973

Meaning in history; the theological implications of the philosophy of history by Karl Löwith ( Book )
45 editions published between 1949 and 2004 in 6 languages and held by 1,752 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From Hegel to Nietzsche : the revolution in nineteenth-century thought by Karl Löwith ( Book )
42 editions published between 1964 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 1,733 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Max Weber and Karl Marx by Karl Löwith ( Book )
14 editions published between 1932 and 1993 in English and German and held by 1,319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a key text in modern interpretations of alienation in Marxist theory and rationalization in Weber's sociology. It remains the best student introduction to the differences and comparisons between these two essential thinkers

Nietzsche's philosophy of the eternal recurrence of the same by Karl Löwith ( Book )
28 editions published between 1935 and 1998 in 4 languages and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Criticizing the tendency to treat Nietzsche as a literary figure or as a vitalist in the tradition of Bergson, Simmel, and Klages, Lowith situates Nietzsche squarely within the history of Western philosophy. He takes issue with the position of Jaspers that Nietzsche is best read as a rejection of all philosophical certainties and challenges Heidegger's view that Nietzsche was the last metaphysician of the West. For Lowith, the centerpiece of Nietzsche's thought is the doctrine of eternal recurrence, a notion which Lowith, unlike Heidegger, deems incompatible with the will to power. His careful examination of Nietzsche's cosmological theory of the infinite repetition of a finite number of states of the world suggests the paradoxical consequences this theory implies for human freedom. How is it possible to will the eternal recurrence of each moment of one's life, if both this decision and the states of affairs governed by it appear to be predestined? Lowith's book, one of the most important, if seldom acknowledged, sources for recent Anglophone Nietzsche studies, remains a central text for all concerned with understanding the philosopher's work

Nature, history, and existentialism, and other essays in the philosophy of history by Karl Löwith ( Book )
6 editions published between 1966 and 1981 in English and held by 747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Martin Heidegger and European nihilism by Karl Löwith ( Book )
5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 583 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism makes available in English Lowith's major writings concerning the origins of cultural breakdown in Europe that paved the way for the Third Reich. Including incisive discussions of Heidegger and Carl Schmitt, a noted legal theorist of the same period who also supported the Third Reich, Heidegger and European Nihilism helps to illuminate the allure of Nazism for scholars committed to revolutionary nihilism. Lowith's landmark essay on European nihilism is also included in its entirety here, along with two never-before-published letters from Heidegger to Lowith

Von Hegel zu Nietzsche : Der revolutionäre Bruch im Denken des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts by Karl Löwith ( Book )
60 editions published between 1941 and 1995 in 6 languages and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Weltgeschichte und Heilsgeschehen : die theologischen Voraussetzungen der Geschichtsphilosophie by Karl Löwith ( Book )
26 editions published between 1953 and 2004 in German and held by 421 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Geschichtsphilosophie

Heidegger : Denker in dürftiger Zeit. by Karl Löwith ( Book )
15 editions published between 1953 and 1984 in German and Undetermined and held by 333 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wissen, Glaube und Skepsis by Karl Löwith ( Book )
16 editions published between 1956 and 1985 in German and Italian and held by 266 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Godsdienstfilosofische essays van de Duitse wijsgeer (1897-1973)