Germany's Conscience - Friedrich Meinecke: Champion of German Historicism

Questions of truth, ethics, state power, and propaganda, of how to render account of catastrophes and reconcile oneself with one's past are not only crucial to our time, they were also central to the German historian Friedrich Meinecke (1862-1954). Probably no generation of historians before Meinecke had lived through more unsettling transformations, during which these questions were most pressing. Reinbert Krol's analysis of Meinecke's intellectual development does not only give us insight into his philosophy of history - which turns out to be more conciliatory than previously assumed - it can also be a source of inspiration for scholars of history today.

About the author

Reinbert Krol, born 1979, teaches history at the University of Groningen. His research interests are German political and cultural history, with a specific focus on philosophy of history.

Summary

Questions of truth, ethics, state power, and propaganda, of how to render account of catastrophes and reconcile oneself with one's past are not only crucial to our time, they were also central to the German historian Friedrich Meinecke (1862-1954). Probably no generation of historians before Meinecke had lived through more unsettling transformations, during which these questions were most pressing. Reinbert Krol's analysis of Meinecke's intellectual development does not only give us insight into his philosophy of history – which turns out to be more conciliatory than previously assumed – it can also be a source of inspiration for scholars of history today.

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Besprochen inH-Soz-Kult, 26.11.2021, Anna Corsten

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Product details

• Authors: Reinbert Krol
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9783837651355
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-5135-5
• No. of pages: 302
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 22 mm x 226 mm
• Weight: 468 g
• Series: Zeit - Sinn - Kultur; Zeit, Sinn, Kultur / Zeit, Sinn, Kultur; Time - Meaning - Culture (COL); Time - Meaning - Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Geschichte, Allgemeines, Wissenschaft, Geschichte: Theorie und Methoden, Cultural History, History, Philosophy of History, Cultural Studies, Ethics, Science, Knowledge, Theory of History, History of Science, Friedrich Meinecke, Panentheism, Philosophy and psychology, Culture and institutions, History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines, Germany and neighboring central European countries, Philosophy of Germany and Austria, Modern Western and other noneastern philosophy, Philosophy and theory of history, German Historicism