Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism
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"Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism" is a philosophical work by Karl Löwith that critically examines Martin Heidegger’s thought in relation to the broader tradition and problem of nihilism in modern European philosophy.
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Target entity: Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism Context triple: [Karl Löwith, notableWork, Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism]
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Of Spirit: Heidegger and the Question
Of Spirit: Heidegger and the Question is a philosophical work by Jacques Derrida that critically examines Martin Heidegger’s concept of “spirit” and its relation to metaphysics, language, and politics.
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The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology
The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology is Edmund Husserl’s late major work that critiques the foundations of modern science and develops his mature account of transcendental phenomenology as a response to Europe’s intellectual and cultural crisis.
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Nietzsche and Philosophy
"Nietzsche and Philosophy" is Gilles Deleuze’s influential 1962 study that reinterprets Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought through a radical, anti-Hegelian lens, emphasizing concepts like will to power, eternal return, and the critique of morality.
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On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
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Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy is a philosophical work that proposes moving beyond purely critical approaches to knowledge toward a more constructive, integrative understanding of human knowing.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism Target entity description: "Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism" is a philosophical work by Karl Löwith that critically examines Martin Heidegger’s thought in relation to the broader tradition and problem of nihilism in modern European philosophy.
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A.
Of Spirit: Heidegger and the Question
Of Spirit: Heidegger and the Question is a philosophical work by Jacques Derrida that critically examines Martin Heidegger’s concept of “spirit” and its relation to metaphysics, language, and politics.
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B.
The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology
The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology is Edmund Husserl’s late major work that critiques the foundations of modern science and develops his mature account of transcendental phenomenology as a response to Europe’s intellectual and cultural crisis.
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C.
Nietzsche and Philosophy
"Nietzsche and Philosophy" is Gilles Deleuze’s influential 1962 study that reinterprets Friedrich Nietzsche’s thought through a radical, anti-Hegelian lens, emphasizing concepts like will to power, eternal return, and the critique of morality.
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D.
On the History of Modern Philosophy
On the History of Modern Philosophy is a series of late lectures by German idealist philosopher F. W. J. Schelling that critically surveys and interprets the development of modern philosophy from Descartes onward.
-
E.
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy is a philosophical work that proposes moving beyond purely critical approaches to knowledge toward a more constructive, integrative understanding of human knowing.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ theology and religious studies ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
meaninglessness in modern European culture
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philosophical roots of nihilism ⓘ |
| author | Karl Löwith ⓘ |
| compares | Heidegger’s thought with earlier European philosophers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| critiques | Martin Heidegger’s philosophy ⓘ |
| discusses |
limits of Heidegger’s destruction of metaphysics
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relationship between metaphysics and nihilism ⓘ secularization of Christian eschatology in modern thought ⓘ |
| examines |
Heidegger’s thought in the context of European nihilism
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the problem of meaning and nothingness in modern philosophy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Heidegger’s interpretation of nihilism
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history of modern European nihilism ⓘ relation between Heidegger and the philosophical tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of Heidegger’s radical break with tradition
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emphasizes continuity between Heidegger and earlier European thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in nihilism
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scholars of continental philosophy ⓘ students of Heidegger ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European philosophy
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Martin Heidegger ⓘ nihilism ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century continental philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTraditionDiscussed |
Christian theology and secularization
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German idealism ⓘ existentialism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
critique of modernity
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history of ideas ⓘ history of nihilism ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
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