Philosophy of life German Lebensphilosophie 1870-1920 Beiser, Frederick C. 1949- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2023 2023 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (131 p.). Philosophy of Life explores the intellectual movement Lebensphilosophie, which flourished in Germany from 1870 until 1920, led by Nietzsche, Dilthey, and Simmel. This was the first Western intellectual movement to develop an entirely secular and humanist conception of life, believing that the meaning of life had to be found in life itself. Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Dates and Dramatis Personae -- 2. Historical Context -- 3. The Idea of Life -- 4. The Value of Life -- I. The Conception of Philosophy -- 1. Philosophy as a Worldview -- 2. Origins -- 3. Nietzsche's Conceptions of Philosophy -- 4. Dilthey's Idea of a Worldview -- 5. Simmel's Qualification -- II. An Individualist Ethics -- 1. An Ethics of Protest -- 2. Nietzsche's Early Ethics -- 3. Dilthey's Ethics -- 4. Simmel's Individual Law -- III. The Battle against Pessimism -- 1. The Challenge of Pessimism -- 2. Nietzsche's First Response to Pessimism -- 3. Dilthey and Pessimism -- 4. Simmel on Pessimism -- 5. Nietzsche's Later Response to Pessimism -- IV. Lebensphilosophie and Historicism -- 1. The Historicist Tradition -- 2. Lebensphilosophie and Hermeneutics -- 3. Dilthey and the Foundation of Hermeneutics -- 4. Simmel and the Philosophy of History -- 5. Nietzsche's Historicism -- V. Historicism and Relativism -- 1. The Problem of Relativism -- 2. Nietzsche's Relativism -- 3. Dilthey and the Problem of Relativism -- 4. Simmel and the Conflict of Values -- VI. Religious Legacy -- 1. Religious Context -- 2. Faith and Apostasy in the Young Nietzsche -- 3. A Modern Epicurus -- 4. Dilthey's Religious Beliefs -- 5. Simmel's Jewish Background -- 6. Simmel's Religious Philosophy -- VII. Lebensphilosophie and Irrationalism -- 1. The Charge of Irrationalism -- 2. The Meaning of "Irrationalism" -- 3. A Critique of Reason -- 4. Hermeneutics and the New Rationalism -- Conclusion -- Index. Frederick C. Beiser. Includes bibliographical references and index. Philosophy, German 19th century Philosophy, German 20th century Philosophie allemande 19e siècle Philosophie allemande 20e siècle Philosophy, German Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge Philosophy 1800-1999 fast B3181 .B45 2023 193 08.25 Philosophy of Life Beiser, Frederick C. Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2023 9780192899781 0192899783 9780191986314 0191986313 0192899775 9780192899774 9780192899767 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/45855 EBLCP 230401 20260318165323.1 in00005698104 eng