{"product_id":"weimar-thought-9780691135106","title":"Weimar Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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, an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"By seeking understanding and refraining from evaluative synthesis, every contribution in this volume prompts the reader to reflect on lessons of Weimar in light of the present social, political, and cultural situation. Its innovative methodological outlook and its numerous field-specific interventions make Weimar Thought an indispensible resource for any future studies of the epoch.\"--Dennis Johanssen, German Quarterly \"This sophisticated compendium of 19 essays by leading scholars in history, cultural studies, political science, and philosophy attempts to address the complexity, importance, and legacy of one of the 20th century's most important eras of intellectual activity... [T]hese intellectual histories are not very connected to context, providing instead effective overviews and suggesting some new ways to consider intellectual giants of the 20th century. That feat is impressive and valuable.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Weimar Thought: Continuity and Crisis 1  Peter E. Gordon and John P. McCormick  Part I: Law, Politics, Society  1 Weimar Sociology 15  David Kettler and Colin Loader  2 Weimar Psychology: Holistic Visions and Trained Intuition 35  Mitchell G. Ash  3 Legal Theory and the Weimar Crisis of Law and Social Change 55  John P. McCormick  4 The Legacy of Max Weber in Weimar Political and Social Theory 73  Dana Villa  Part II: Philosophy, Theology, Science  5 Kulturphilosophie in Weimar Modernism 101  John Michael Krois  6 Weimar Philosophy and the Fate of Neo-Kantianism 115  Frederick Beiser  7 Weimar Philosophy and the Crisis of Historical Thinking 133  Charles Bambach  8 Weimar Theology: From Historicism to Crisis 150  Peter E. Gordon  9 Method, Moment, and Crisis in Weimar Science 179  Cathryn Carson  Part III: Aesthetics, Literature, Film  10 Walter Benjamin, Siegfried Kracauer, and Weimar Criticism 203  Michael Jennings  11 Writers and Politics in the Weimar Republic 220  Karin Gunnemann  12 Aesthetic Fundamentalism in Weimar Poetry: Stefan George and his Circle, 1918-1933 240  Martin A. Ruehl  13 Weimar Film Theory 273  Sabine Hake  14 The Politics of Art and Architecture at the Bauhaus, 1919-1933 291  John V. Maciuika  15 Aby Warburg and the Secularization of the Image 316  Michael P. Steinberg  Part IV: Themes of an Epoch  16 Eastern Wisdom in an Era of Western Despair: Orientalism in 1920s Central Europe 341  Susanne Marchand  17 Weimar Femininity: Within and Beyond the Law 361  Tracie Matysik  18 The Weimar Left: Theory and Practice 377  Martin Jay  19 The Aftermath: Reflections on the Culture and Ideology of National Socialism 394  Anson Rabinbach  Weimar Thought: A Chronology 407  Contributors 417  Index 423","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403755102551,"sku":"9780691135106","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691135106.jpg?v=1730484451","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/weimar-thought-9780691135106","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}