Karl Löwith
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Karl Löwith (9 January 1897 – 26 May 1973) was a German philosopher in the phenomenological tradition. He was a student of Husserl and Heidegger. Löwith was one of the most prolific German philosophers of the twentieth century; the bibliography of his works comprising more than 300 titles. His main influences include Heidegger, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard.
Works[edit]
- Von Hegel zu Nietzsche, Zürich/New York: Europa Verlag, 1941. (German)
- From Hegel to Nietzsche, New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1964. (English)
- De Hegel à Nietzche, Paris: Gallimard, 1969. (French)
- Meaning in History. The Theological Implications of the Philosophy of History, Chicago/London: University of Chicago Press, 1949. (English)
- Histoire et Salut : les présupposés théologiques de la philosophie de l'histoire, Paris: Gallimard, 2002.
