pbA comprehensive look at the intellectual and cultural innovations of the Weimar periodb pDuring its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic 1918-33 witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts. Leading intellectuals, scholars, and critics--such as Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, and Martin Heidegger--emerged during this time to become the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century. Even today, the Weimar era remains a vital resource for new intellectual movements. In this incomparable collection, iWeimar Thoughti presents both the specialist and the general reader a comprehensive guide and unified portrait of the most important innovators, themes, and trends of this fascinating period. pThe book is divided into four thematic sections law, politics, and society philosophy, theology, and science aesthetics, literature, and film and g