Meaning in History
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Meaning in History is a philosophical work by Karl Löwith that critically examines the modern idea of historical progress by tracing its roots in Christian eschatology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meaning | 1 |
| Meaning in History canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
history of ideas
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| arguesThat | modern ideas of progress secularize Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| author | Karl Löwith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered at the University of Chicago ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes | modern idea of historical progress ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Karl Jaspers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
relationship between faith and history
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teleology in history ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy of history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780226495552 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on Augustine
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chapter on Burckhardt ⓘ chapter on Hegel ⓘ chapter on Joachim of Fiore ⓘ chapter on Marx ⓘ chapter on Vico ⓘ chapter on Voltaire ⓘ |
| hasReception |
considered a classic in philosophy of history
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widely cited in discussions of secularization ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century philosophy of history
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later debates on secularization ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | D16.9 .L6 ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian eschatology
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historical progress ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | historical critique of modernity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | continental philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placesInContext | Christian theology and modern historical thought ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionedBy | some proponents of secular progressivism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | From Hegel to Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical studies in philosophy of history ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
ancient history
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medieval history ⓘ modern history ⓘ |
| title | Meaning in History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tracesOriginOf | modern historical consciousness ⓘ |
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