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This comprehensive study investigates the relationship between German philosophy and the First World War, analyzing how leading German thinkers responded to and interpreted the conflict. Nicolas De Warren examines the philosophical debates, ethical questions, and intellectual struggles that emerged during this tumultuous period.
The work explores how German philosophers, including figures of major influence, engaged with themes of nationalism, militarism, reason, and human suffering. It reveals the complex ways in which philosophical traditions were both challenged and reinforced by the war’s devastating realities. The book also considers the lasting consequences of wartime philosophical positions on post-war German thought and cultural reconstruction.
Essential for understanding the intellectual history of early 20th-century Europe, this volume demonstrates how philosophy was not merely an abstract discipline but deeply intertwined with historical events and national consciousness.
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