Hitler's philosophers / Yvonne Sherratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherratt, Yvonne, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.

Hitler, Adolf.

Philosophers--Germany--History--20th century.

Philosophers.

Philosophy, German--20th century.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this compelling book, Yvonne Sherratt explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers and uncovers cruelty, ambition, violence, and betrayal where least expected-at the heart of Germany's ivory tower. Sherratt investigates international archives, discovering evidence back to the 1920's of Hitler's vulgarization of noble thinkers of the past, including Kant, Nietzsche, and Darwin. She reveals how philosophers of the 1930's 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.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Dramatis Personae

Prologue

Introduction

1. Hitler: The 'bartender of genius'

2. Poisoned Chalice

3. Collaborators

4. Hitler's Lawmaker: Carl Schmitt

5. Hitler's Superman: Martin Heidegger

6. Tragedy: Walter Benjamin

7. Exile: Theodor Adorno

8. The Jewess: Hannah Arendt

9. The Martyr: Kurt Huber

10. The Nuremberg Trials and Beyond

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300183757

0300183755

9781283976046

1283976048

OCLC:

1024044164