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Hitler's Philosophers

by Yvonne Sherratt
Hitler's Philosophers

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ISBN13: 9780300151930
ISBN10: 0300151934
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Hitler had a dream to rule the world, not only with the gun but also with his mind. He saw himself as a "philosopher-leader" and astonishingly gained theand#160;support of many intellectualsand#160;of his time. In this compelling book, Yvonne Sherratt explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers and uncovers cruelty, ambition, violence, and betrayal where least expectedand#8212;at the heart of Germany's ivory tower.

Sherratt investigates international archives, discovering evidence backand#160;to the 1920s of Hitler's vulgarization of noble thinkers of the past, including Kant, Nietzsche, and Darwin. She reveals how philosophers of the 1930s eagerly collaborated to lend the Nazi regime a cloak of respectability: Martin Heidegger, Carl Schmitt, and a host of others. And while these eminent men sanctioned slaughter, Semitic thinkers like Walter Benjamin and opponents like Kurt Huber were hunted down or murdered. Many others, such as Theodor Adorno and Hannah Arendt, were forced to flee as refugees. The book portrays their fates, to be dispersed across the world as the historic edifice of Jewish-German culture was destroyed by Hitler.

Sherratt not only confronts the past; she also tracks down chilling evidence of continuing Nazi sympathy in Western Universities today.

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and#8220;A brilliantly conceived work of genuine scholarship. . . . Fascinating and important.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weekly, starred review

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and#8220;It is a fascinating subject . . .andnbsp;Sherratt describes the fatal intersection of politics and ideas during the Nazi era. She draws neat biographical sketches of Heidegger ("Hitler's Superman"), of lesser figures, like Krieck and Band#228;umler ("Collaborators"), and of Carl Schmitt ("Hitler's Lawmaker").and#8221; and#8212;The Wall Street Journal

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"Sherrattand#8217;s focus on peopleand#8230;is also one of the bookand#8217;s strengths. The stories she presents of the philosophers who fled Germany and#8211; Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno and Hannah Arendt and#8211; are rich and moving, sometimes amusing and at times unexpected."and#8212;John Gray, The Independent

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"A powerful portrait of collaboration, and corruption." and#8212;John Cornwell, Financial Times

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"Sherratt has done a superb job in showing how significant philosophers . . . betrayed their duty to humanity, and how scores of insignificant philosophers sold their souls for professorial chairs."and#8212;Andrew Roberts, Commentary Magazine

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"Her book's strongest contribution is its overview of Hitler's self-conception as the 'philosopher-Fand#252;hrer'and#8212;his 'astonishing' 'identification with great German philosophers.' . . . her accountsand#8212;drive the bleak picture home."and#8212;The Chronicle

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"Cultural historians will be absorbed by this study of the easy adoption of the Nazi meme among a coterie of intellectuals who might have been expected to know better. Useful as part of philosophy or ethics curricula."and#8212;Library Journal

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and#8220;Fascinating. . . .andnbsp;Describes the fatal intersection of politics and ideas during the Nazi era."and#8212;The Wall Street Journal

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"She has the advantage of being able to make use of recent research into Hitlerand#8217;s library, so we now know what he actually read, and she is in no doubt that Hitler vulgarised the philosophical ideas he imbibed, or twisted them to his own purposes." and#8212;Richard J. Evans, Times Higher Education

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"Hitlers Philosophers…is a sobering and disturbing tale."—Alasdair Palmer, Sunday Telegraph John Gray - The Independent

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"and#8230;a moving account of Kurt Huber, mentor to the White Rose resistance movement"and#8212;George Steiner, Times Literary Supplement.

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and#8220;Vividly written and often absorbingandnbsp;. . .andnbsp;this book is a significant contribution to understanding both Hitler's hateful world-view and the main sources that inspired his attempt to become the "philosopher-fuhrer."and#8212;Vladimir Tismaneanu, International Affairs

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"…Sherratt charts chillingly and exactly how the Nazi regime began to indoctrinate and intimidate the universities."—Stuart Kelly, The Scotsman  George Steiner - Times Literary Supplement

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"Yet how does one explain why civilized people who do not merely have the capacity for thought, but whose life is thinking, embrace evil? In her new book Hitlerand#8217;s Philosophers Yvonne Sherratt explores among other things, this conundrumandnbsp;. . .andnbsp;It is, in the end, a peculiarly unedifying story, though exceptionally well told."and#8212;Simon Heffer, Standpoint

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"Hitlerand#8217;s Philosophersand#8230;is a sobering and disturbing tale."and#8212;Alasdair Palmer, Sunday Telegraph

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"and#8230;Sherratt charts chillingly and exactly how the Nazi regime began to indoctrinate and intimidate the universities."and#8212;Stuart Kelly, The Scotsmanandnbsp;

Synopsis

A gripping account of the philosophers who supported Hitler's rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime

About the Author

Yvonne Sherratt was educated at Cambridge University, was a fellow of Corpus Christi College and most recently taught at New College, Oxford. She is author of Adorno's Positive Dialectic and Continental Philosophy of Social and Political Science.

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ISBN:
9780300151930
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
05/01/2013
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
328
Height:
9.25 in
Width:
6.13 in
Thickness:
1.25
Illustration:
Yes
Author:
Yvonne Sherratt
Subject:
Biography-Philosophers

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