Karl Löwith
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Karl Löwith was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his critiques of modernity, secularized notions of progress, and the philosophy of history, as well as for his complex intellectual relationship with Martin Heidegger.
All labels observed (1)
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| Karl Löwith canonical | 6 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Löwith Context triple: [Martin Heidegger, influenced, Karl Löwith]
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Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher best known for his work on symbolic forms and the philosophy of culture.
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C.
Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt was a 20th-century German legal theorist and political philosopher known for his critiques of liberal democracy, his concept of the "state of exception," and his controversial association with the Nazi regime.
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Hermann Cohen
Hermann Cohen was a prominent German-Jewish neo-Kantian philosopher and co-founder of the Marburg School, known for his rigorous reinterpretation of Kant and his work on ethics, logic, and the philosophy of religion.
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E.
Carl Schorske
Carl Schorske was an influential American cultural and intellectual historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning work on fin-de-siècle Vienna and the development of modern European thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karl Löwith Target entity description: Karl Löwith was a 20th-century German philosopher known for his critiques of modernity, secularized notions of progress, and the philosophy of history, as well as for his complex intellectual relationship with Martin Heidegger.
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A.
Otto Lasch
Otto Lasch was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II, best known for commanding the defense of Königsberg in East Prussia.
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B.
Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer was a German Neo-Kantian philosopher best known for his work on symbolic forms and the philosophy of culture.
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C.
Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt was a 20th-century German legal theorist and political philosopher known for his critiques of liberal democracy, his concept of the "state of exception," and his controversial association with the Nazi regime.
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D.
Hermann Cohen
Hermann Cohen was a prominent German-Jewish neo-Kantian philosopher and co-founder of the Marburg School, known for his rigorous reinterpretation of Kant and his work on ethics, logic, and the philosophy of religion.
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E.
Carl Schorske
Carl Schorske was an influential American cultural and intellectual historian best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning work on fin-de-siècle Vienna and the development of modern European thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-05-26 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
New School for Social Research
ⓘ
surface form:
The New School for Social Research
Tōhoku University NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg ⓘ
surface form:
University of Heidelberg
University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Löwith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hans Blumenberg
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Jacob Taubes ⓘ Leo Strauss ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the relationship between Christianity and modern historical consciousness
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critical engagement with Martin Heidegger ⓘ critique of modernity ⓘ critique of secularized notions of progress ⓘ critique of the philosophy of history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement |
continental philosophy
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existentialism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| notableIdea | modern ideas of progress as secularized Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Hegel to Nietzsche
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God, Man, and World in the Age of Enlightenment ⓘ Martin Heidegger and European Nihilism ⓘ Meaning in History ⓘ My Life in Germany Before and After 1933 ⓘ Nature, History, and Existentialism ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Heidelberg ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Heidelberg
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Marburg ⓘ New York City ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
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