Format:
lix, 865 Seiten ;
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24 cm.
ISBN:
978-1-83976-184-3
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1839761849
Uniform Title:
Zerstörung der Vernunft
Content:
"The Destruction of Reason is Georg Lukács’s trenchant criticism of certain strands of philosophy after Marx and the role they played in the rise of National Socialism: ‘Germany’s path to Hitler in the sphere of philosophy,’ as he put it. Starting with the revolutions of 1848, his analysis spans post-Hegelian philosophy and sociology. The great pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer, neo-Hegelians such as Leopold von Ranke and Wilhelm Dilthey, and the phenomenologists Edmund Husserl, Karl Jaspers, and Jean-Paul Sartre come in for a share of criticism, but the principal targets are Friedrich Nietzsche and Martin Heidegger. Through these thinkers he shows in an unsparing analysis that, with almost no exceptions, the post-Hegelian tradition prepared the ground for fascist thought. Originally published in 1952, the book has been unjustly overlooked despite its centrality in Lukács’s work and its being one of the key texts in Western Marxism. This new edition features a historical introduction by Enzo Traverso, addressing the current rise of the far right across the world today."--Publisher's description
Note:
"First published in English by The Merlin Press 1980; originally published in German by Hermann Luchterhand Verlag GmbH 1962"--Title page verso
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Dialectic of irrationalism : historicizing Lukács's The destruction of reason / Enzo Traverso -- Preface: On irrationalism as an international phenomenon in the imperialist period -- On some characteristics of Germany's historical development -- The founding of irrationalism in the period between two revolutions (1789-1848) -- Nietzche as founder of irrationalism in the imperialist period -- Vitalism (Lebensphilosophie) in imperialist Germany -- Neo-Hegelianism -- German sociology of the imperialist period -- Social Darwinism, racial theory and fascism -- Epilogue: On post-war irrationalism
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Translated from the German
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, UK EBK ISBN 978-1-83976-185-0
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, US EBK ISBN 978-1-83976-186-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
Keywords:
Irrationalismus
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History
Author information:
Lukács, Georg 1885-1971
Author information:
Traverso, Enzo 1957-
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