Wolfgang Bialas Bücher

Mit der Debatte über die «Krise des Historismus», die das geistige Leben der Weimarer Republik von ihrer Geburt in den Wirren der Niederlage bis zu ihrem Untergang beherrscht hat, wird der Historismus zu einem Epochen-Phänomen, das, über den Rahmen der Geschichtswissenschaft hinaus, sich aller Disziplinen bemächtigt. Eine der erklärten Aufgaben dieser Debatte war, den Gebrauch und den Sinn der Bezeichnung «Historismus» zu klären. Die Feststellung, daß eher das Gegenteil geschah, berechtigt zu der Frage, ob der Historismus (selbst in der «Historismusdebatte») nicht die Losung einer regelrechten ideologischen Offensive gewesen ist, deren Auswirkungen auf die politische Kultur der Weimarer Republik hinterfragt werden sollen.

Includes essays that address the writings of key figures in twentieth-century German philosophy. This title explores their ideas in relation to the two world wars and the horrors facing Europe at that time. Analyzing the work of Benjamin and Bloch, it suggests their indebtedness to the traditions of Jewish messianism. schovat popis

Examines how developments in physics, biology, medicine, psychology, politics, and art employed the metaphor of the working body as a human motor. This title demonstrates how the utopian obsession with energy and fatigue shaped social thought across the ideological spectrum.

The analysis of Nazi thought presented in Aurel Kolnai's work is critically examined by a team of distinguished scholars in this edited collection, published 80 years after the original text. They not only reassess Kolnai's insights but also explore the book's ongoing relevance to modern political discourse. This scholarly endeavor highlights the enduring impact of Kolnai's ideas and their implications for understanding contemporary issues.

"The subject of how German scholars responded to the Nazi regime has seen a resurgence of interest in recent years. In this collection, Rabinbach and Bialas bring some of the most important and original scholarly contributions together in one cohesive volume, to deliver a surprising conclusion: whatever diverse motives German intellectuals may have had in 1933, the image of Nazism as an alien power imposed on German universities from without was a convenient fiction."--BOOK JACKET.