Löwith, Karl 1897-1973

Meaning in history; the theological implications of the philosophy of history by Karl Löwith ( Book )
77 editions published between 1949 and 2004 in 6 languages and held by 1,778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From Hegel to Nietzsche : the revolution in nineteenth-century thought by Karl Löwith ( Book )
55 editions published between 1964 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 1,734 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Max Weber and Karl Marx by Karl Löwith ( Book )
28 editions published between 1981 and 2005 in English and held by 1,537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lowith's study of Max Weber and Karl Marx is a key text in modern interpretations of the theme of alienation in Marxist theory and rationalisation in Weber's sociology. It remains the best short student introduction to the differences and comparisons between these essential thinkers. This new edition includes a Preface by Professor Bryan S. Turner which demonstrates the relevance of the book for contemporary sociology

Von Hegel zu Nietzsche : Der revolutionäre Bruch im Denken des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts by Karl Löwith ( Book )
160 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nature, history, and existentialism, and other essays in the philosophy of history by Karl Löwith ( Book )
12 editions published between 1966 and 1981 in English and held by 743 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Weltgeschichte und Heilsgeschehen : die theologischen Voraussetzungen der Geschichtsphilosophie by Karl Löwith ( Book )
79 editions published between 1907 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Geschichtsphilosophie

Martin Heidegger and European nihilism by Karl Löwith ( Book )
8 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a work of impressive historical depth, Lowith traces the abandonment of higher European ideals in favor of a fatal flirtation with nihilism. These essays explore the enthronement of man above God, a trend that had begun to appear in European thought by the mid-nineteenth century in the works of Nietzsche and Marx and one that informed the nihilist philosophies of Heidegger and other theorists of the early twentieth century. An introduction by editor Richard Wolin provides lucid commentary, placing the three essays gathered here in a broad historical context, along with suggestions for further reading. This seminal work of intellectual history sheds light on the fascist impulses of nihilism in the first half of the twentieth century, but also offers unique perspective on the intellectual malaise of today

Nietzsche's philosophy of the eternal recurrence of the same by Karl Löwith ( Book )
25 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 489 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

Jacob Burckhardt. Der Mensch inmitten der Geschichte by Karl Löwith ( Book )
45 editions published between 1936 and 2004 in 6 languages and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Nietzsches Philosophie der ewigen Widerkehr des Gleichen by Karl Löwith ( Book )
29 editions published between 1956 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 417 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In seiner großen Nietzsche-Studie interpretiert Karl Löwith Nietzsches gesamte Philosophie als geschichtsphilosophischen Versuch, die Entstehung, Entwicklung und mögliche Überwindung des Nihilismus im abendländischen Denken zu beschreiben. Als Kern und Angelpunkt von Nietzsches Denken sieht Löwith dabei die Lehre von der ewigen Wiederkehr des Gleichen, mit der Nietzsche sein Ziel der Wiederherstellung eines antiken, dionysischen Lebensgefühls gegenüber christlicher Leidensmetaphorik verfolgt. Löwith zufolge mündet Nietzsches Philosophie jedoch in der Aporie, weil er den seiner Lehre immanenten