Löwith
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Löwith is the surname of Karl Löwith, a prominent 20th-century German philosopher known for his work on the philosophy of history and critiques of modernity.
All labels observed (1)
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| Löwith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8057757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Löwith Context triple: [Karl Löwith, familyName, Löwith]
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Oskar Ritschel
Oskar Ritschel was the first husband of Magda Goebbels and the biological father of her son Harald Quandt.
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Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg was a prominent 20th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his influential work in systematic theology and the dialogue between Christian faith, history, and science.
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C.
Fritz Bultman
Fritz Bultman was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist associated with the New York School, known for his bold compositions and influential role in mid-20th-century modern art.
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D.
Ludwig Klages
Ludwig Klages was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential contributions to Lebensphilosophie, characterology, and the critique of rationalism and modern civilization.
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Johannes Lingelbach
Johannes Lingelbach was a 17th-century Dutch painter of the Golden Age, known for his lively Italianate landscapes, cityscapes, and genre scenes populated with finely detailed figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Löwith Target entity description: Löwith is the surname of Karl Löwith, a prominent 20th-century German philosopher known for his work on the philosophy of history and critiques of modernity.
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A.
Oskar Ritschel
Oskar Ritschel was the first husband of Magda Goebbels and the biological father of her son Harald Quandt.
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B.
Wolfhart Pannenberg
Wolfhart Pannenberg was a prominent 20th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his influential work in systematic theology and the dialogue between Christian faith, history, and science.
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C.
Fritz Bultman
Fritz Bultman was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist associated with the New York School, known for his bold compositions and influential role in mid-20th-century modern art.
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D.
Ludwig Klages
Ludwig Klages was a German philosopher and psychologist known for his influential contributions to Lebensphilosophie, characterology, and the critique of rationalism and modern civilization.
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E.
Johannes Lingelbach
Johannes Lingelbach was a 17th-century Dutch painter of the Golden Age, known for his lively Italianate landscapes, cityscapes, and genre scenes populated with finely detailed figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German philosopher
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human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Sigmund Freud Prize for academic prose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-01-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-05-26 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Edmund Husserl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
NERFINISHED
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University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
New School for Social Research
NERFINISHED
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Tohoku University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Löwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of philosophy
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Karl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hans Blumenberg
NERFINISHED
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Jacob Taubes NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | continental philosophy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of modern progressivism
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critique of secularized eschatology in modern historical consciousness ⓘ interpretation of Nietzsche’s doctrine of eternal recurrence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From Hegel to Nietzsche
NERFINISHED
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Meaning in History NERFINISHED ⓘ My Life in Germany Before and After 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Germany
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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