Heidegger's crisis : philosophy and politics in Nazi Germany

Heidegger's Crisis shows not only how the Nazis exploited philosophical ideas and used philosophers to gain public acceptance, but also how German philosophers played into the hands of the Nazis. Hans Sluga describes the growth, from World War I onward, of a powerful right-wing movement in German philosophy, in which nationalistic, antisemitic, and antidemocratic ideas flourished. "Heidegger's Crisis" shows not only how the Nazis exploited philosophical ideas & used philosophers to gain public acceptance, but also how German philosophers played into the hands of the Nazis. Hans Sluga describes the growth, from WWI onward, of a powerful right-wing movement in German philosophy, in which nationalistic, antisemitic & antidemocratic ideas flourished. Preface Heidegger's Moment of Decision Fichte, Nietzsche & the Nazis The Politics of Crisis The German Mission Nation & Race The Philosophical Radicals The Philosophical Conservatives Ideology after 1933 The True Order Debated The Aftermath Notes Index Contents ......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 1 Heidegger’s Moment of Decision......Page 14 2 Fichte, Nietzsche, and the Nazis......Page 42 3 The Politics of Crisis......Page 66 4 The German Mission......Page 88 5 Nation and Race......Page 114 6 The Philosophical Radicals......Page 138 7 The Philosophical Conservatives......Page 167 8 Ideology after 1933......Page 192 9 The True Order Debated......Page 219 10 The Aftermath......Page 247 Notes......Page 272 Index......Page 296 __Heidegger's Crisis__ shows not only how the Nazis exploited philosophical ideas and used philosophers to gain public acceptance, but also how German philosophers played into the hands of the Nazis. Hans Sluga describes the growth, from World War I onward, of a powerful right-wing movement in German philosophy, in which nationalistic, antisemitic, and antidemocratic ideas flourished. 1. Heidegger's Moment Of Decision -- 2. Fichte, Nietzsche, And The Nazis -- 3. The Politics Of Crisis -- 4. The German Mission -- 5. Nation And Race -- 6. The Philosophical Radicals -- 7. The Philosophical Conservatives -- 8. Ideology After 1933 -- 9. The True Order Debated -- 10. The Aftermath. Hans Sluga. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 259-282) And Index. This text examines not only how the Nazis exploited philosophical ideas and used philosophers to gain public acceptance, but also how German philosophers played into the hands of the Nazis. It describes the growth, from World War I onward, of a powerful right-wing movement in German philosophy. Martin Heidegger's Nazi past is well known in this book, Sluga considers the role of philsophy and other philosophers in the rise and development of National Socialism. It offers insight into the uncertain relationship between philosophy and politics.