World and Life Views Arising from Religion, Philosophy and

Weinstein, Max B. (Max Bernhard), 1852-1918Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
1.1M words
Chapters
106

Tags

Philosophy Readings Religion Philosophical ReflectionReligious PhilosophyHumanistic ThoughtReligious ThoughtThought SystemIntellectual HistoryMeaning of LifeSpiritual QuestPhilosophical StudiesWorldview

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Welt- und Lebenanschauungen; hervorgegangen aus Religion, Philosophie undAuthor: Weinstein, Max B. (Max Bernhard), 1852-1918,Language: German, Class: B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Release Date: Mar 28, 2016

Editor's review

This is a history of ideas written in German, in which the author, Max B. Weinstein, attempts to trace the formation of human worldviews and views of life from intellectual sources such as religion, philosophy, and the natural sciences. The title itself indicates the method: rather than discussing a single doctrine in isolation, it examines religious experience, philosophical speculation, and scientific knowledge together, showing how they intertwine into an overall understanding of the world and of life. For Chinese readers, its value lies more in its intellectual-historical perspective and as a sample of the German philosophical context than as an accessible introduction. Reading it requires some background in the history of philosophy and a knowledge of German; otherwise one is likely to remain at the literal level. It is suitable as supplementary material for the study of philosophy, religious studies, or German intellectual history, and for readers interested in the evolution of ideas in the German-speaking world from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. The arguments carry the preoccupations of their time and should be read critically.

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Reading tips

  1. Begin with the table of contents and introduction to understand how the author defines the relationship among religion, philosophy, and science, then decide which chapters to read closely.
  2. As you read, keep a list of the thinkers and schools the author mentions, and use reference works on the history of philosophy to fill in the background.
  3. After each chapter, summarize its chain of argument in a few sentences to avoid losing the overall view in long German sentences.
  4. If reading German is difficult, first consult Chinese works on the history of philosophy dealing with related themes, then return to selected passages in the original.

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FAQ

Can I read this book without any German? Reading the original directly would be rather difficult, because the book involves a great many philosophical and religious terms, and its long German sentences require some feel for the language. Readers without German would do better to first learn the background from related Chinese works on the history of philosophy or religious thought, and then decide whether to read selected passages; it is not recommended as a first introductory book.
What themes does this book mainly discuss? Judging from the title and its classification, it discusses how worldviews and views of life arise from intellectual sources such as religion and philosophy. The author's concern is not knowledge in a single discipline, but how different intellectual traditions together shape people's understanding of the world as a whole and of the meaning of life; it belongs to the history of ideas and intellectual history.
What background knowledge is needed to read it? A basic knowledge of Western philosophical and religious history is recommended, along with an understanding of the main tenets of the major philosophical schools and religious thought. Some familiarity with the German intellectual context of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries will make the author's preoccupations easier to grasp. Without this background, read alongside reference works and introductory studies.

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About the author

Weinstein, Max B. (Max Bernhard), 1852-1918 Author · German · 1852–1918

Max B. Weinstein (1852–1918) was a German physicist. Public information about him is limited, and few details of his life are available; his surviving works nonetheless show a lasting commitment to teaching and popularizing physics. He wrote several physics textbooks and popular science books, characterized by clear organization and an accessible style that helped students and general readers grasp abstract concepts. His representative work, Welt- und Lebensanschauungen hervorgegangen aus Religion, Philosophie und …, indicates that his interests went beyond technical physics to broader questions of worldview and the meaning of life examined through religion and philosophy. This combination of textbook writing and reflective inquiry gave his work a certain influence at the intersection of science communication and humanistic discussion. The library currently holds one of his works, whose classification has not yet been determined.