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Names: Simissen, H. G. J. M., author.
Title: Theodor Lessing’s philosophy of history in its time / by Herman Simissen.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] | Series: Philosophy of history and culture, 0922-6001 ; volume 38 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This study–the first full-length monograph in English on the subject–discusses the genesis of Theodor Lessing’s philosophy of history as mainly expressed in his books “Geschichte als Sinngebung des Sinnlosen” (1919 and 1927), as well as its philosophical implications. Lessing on the one hand vehemently denies that historians can know the past as it actually happened. On the other hand, and rather surprisingly, he emphasizes the exceptional importance of history within a culture, because of what he calls its religious function. His penetrating analysis of history is remarkably relevant for ongoing debates on the very nature of history”–Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021015559 (print) | LCCN 2021015560 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004464766 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004464773 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Lessing, Theodor, 1872-1933–Political and social views. | Germany–Intellectual life–20th century. | History–Philosophy. | Lessing, Theodor, 1872-1933. Geschichte als Sinngebung des Sinnlosen.
Classification: LCC B3286.L44 S56 2021 (print) | LCC B3286.L44 (ebook) |
DDC 901–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021015559
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021015560
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ISSN 0922-6001
ISBN 978-90-04-46476-6 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-46477-3 (e-book)
Copyright 2021 by Herman Simissen. Published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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