{"product_id":"weimar-thought-a-critical-history-paperback","title":"Weimar Thought - A Critical History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter E. Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn P. McCormick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive look at the intellectual and cultural innovations of the Weimar period\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic (1918-33) witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts. Leading intellectuals, scholars, and critics-such as Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, and Martin Heidegger-emerged during this time to become the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century. Even today, the Weimar era remains a vital resource for new intellectual movements. In this incomparable collection, \u003ci\u003eWeimar Thought\u003c\/i\u003e presents both the specialist and the general reader a comprehensive guide and unified portrait of the most important innovators, themes, and trends of this fascinating period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is divided into four thematic sections: law, politics, and society; philosophy, theology, and science; aesthetics, literature, and film; and general cultural and social themes of the Weimar period. The volume brings together established and emerging scholars from a remarkable array of fields, and each individual essay serves as an overview for a particular discipline while offering distinctive critical engagement with relevant problems and debates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether used as an introductory companion or advanced scholarly resource, \u003ci\u003eWeimar Thought\u003c\/i\u003e provides insight into the rich developments behind the intellectual foundations of modernity.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the first work in a generation that presents a comprehensive overview of Weimar culture with all its complexity and contradictions. It successfully shows continuities and discontinuities with the past, and tensions that resist reduction. The book's reach--from theology to the biological sciences, and literary criticism to legal theory--goes far beyond any other volume I am aware of on the same subject.\"\u003cb\u003e--Peter Carl Caldwell, Rice University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the annals of cultural history, the Weimar Republic was an ideational crucible that bears comparison only with classical Athens and Renaissance Florence. In many respects, as a site of modernity, its achievements remain unsurpassed. \u003ci\u003eWeimar Thought\u003c\/i\u003e revisits this legacy in ways that are fresh, rich, thought provoking, and subtle. It is destined to become the standard work on the Weimar experience for years to come.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Wolin, author of \u003ci\u003eHeidegger's Children: Hannah Arendt, Karl Löwith, Hans Jonas, and Herbert Marcuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection provides readers with a clear introduction to the riches of intellectual life in Weimar Germany and contextualizes many of the trends and innovations that took place there. Essential for anyone interested in the philosophical, theological, historical, political, legal, aesthetic, and scientific movements of Weimar Germany, this book will have a wide audience.\"\u003cb\u003e--Leora Batnitzky, Princeton University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The years of the short-lived Weimar Republic witnessed a remarkable burgeoning of intellectual and cultural activity. Incorporating recent theoretical and methodological currents, and more recent advances in empirical scholarship, this timely volume brings together outstanding scholars of the field and synthesizes this crucial moment in modern culture.\"\u003cb\u003e--Warren Breckman, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter E. Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e is the Amabel B. James Professor of History at Harvard University. His books include \u003ci\u003eContinental Divide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRosenzweig and Heidegger\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJohn P. McCormick\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. His books include \u003ci\u003eMachiavellian Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeber, Habermas, and Transformations of the European State\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52635452637491,"sku":"9780691135113","price":70.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mgKlekwuN09780691135113.webp?v=1762257234","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/weimar-thought-a-critical-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}