Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 33 (1968) Winner
Erich Kahler
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Erich Kahler
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1885-10-14 （Prague）
- Died
- 1970-06-28 （Princeton, New Jersey, USA） age 84
- Nationality
- Austro-Hungarian Empire (by birth), United States (naturalized)
- Languages
- German, English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Prague (birthplace) → Germany (study/residence) → England (period of refuge) → United States (naturalized; lived in Princeton)
Career
- Occupations
- academic, essayist, teacher, literary scholar
- Active Years
- 1903-1970
- Affiliations
- The New School for Social Research (New York), Black Mountain College, Cornell University, Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study (member/affiliate)
- Memberships
- Institute for Advanced Study (affiliation)
- Influenced By
- Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Hermann Broch
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Munich | — | Philosophy/Literature | — | 不明 | Germany |
| University of Berlin | — | Philosophy/History etc. | — | 不明 | Germany |
| University of Heidelberg | — | Philosophy/Literature | — | 不明 | Germany |
| University of Freiburg | — | Philosophy/Psychology | — | 不明 | Germany |
| University of Vienna | — | Philosophy of law (dissertation: 'Über Recht und Moral') | 博士 | 〜1911 | Austria |
University of Munich
Philosophy/Literature
Period:
不明
Country:
Germany
Part of studies across several German universities
University of Berlin
Philosophy/History etc.
Period:
不明
Country:
Germany
Part of his period of study
University of Heidelberg
Philosophy/Literature
Period:
不明
Country:
Germany
Part of his academic background
University of Freiburg
Philosophy/Psychology
Period:
不明
Country:
Germany
Studied multiple disciplines
University of Vienna
Philosophy of law (dissertation: 'Über Recht und Moral')
Degree:
博士
Period:
〜1911
Year of Graduation:
1911
Country:
Austria
Earned doctorate in 1911
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Tower and the Abyss: An Inquiry into the Transformation of Man
1957 essay/philosophical non-fictionAn essayistic inquiry into the effects of technological and scientific change on human beings and society.
science and societytransformation of mancritique of modernity
Man the Measure: A New Approach to History
1943 historical thought / essaysRe-examines history and human existence from a fresh perspective.
views of historyhuman-centered perspective
The Jews Among the Nations
1967 social history / Jewish studiesEssays discussing the position and historical role of Jews among nations.
Jewish studiesinternational relationsethnicity and culture
Bibliography
- 1903: Books of poetry published
- 1916: Weltgesicht und Politik
- 1919: Das Geschlecht Habsburg
- 1920: Der Beruf der Wissenschaft
- 1936: Israel unter den Völkern
- 1937: Der deutsche Charakter in der Geschichte Europas
- 1943: Man the Measure: A New Approach to History
- 1944: The Arabs in Palestine (with Albert Einstein)
- 1952: Die Verantwortung des Geistes
- 1953: Editor: Hermann Broch, Gedichte
- 1957: The Tower and the Abyss
- 1964: The Meaning of History
- 1967: The Jews Among the Nations
- 1967: Out of the Labyrinth: Essays in Clarification
- 1968: The Disintegration of Form in the Arts
- 1969: Orbit of Thomas Mann
- 1973 (posthumous): Die Verinnerung des Erzählens (The Inward Turn of Narrative)
- 1975 (posthumous/editorial): An Exceptional Friendship: The Correspondence of Thomas Mann and Erich Kahler
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic and scholarly, crossing history and thoughtanalytical and philosophical tone
- Recurring Motifs
- relation of science and societyviews on history and human natureJewish identity and roleexile and loss of homeland
Legacy
A mid-20th-century thinker and literary scholar known for essays on the relation of science/technology and society and on Jewish issues. His correspondence and friendships (notably with Einstein) and his Princeton activities influenced scholarly networks.
Academic Societies
- Institute for Advanced Study (affiliation)
Archives
- Princeton University Library (Erich Kahler papers)
- Papers at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York
Trivia
- Born in Prague to a Jewish family.
- Lost German citizenship under the Nazi regime in 1933 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1938.
- Close friend and correspondent of Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, and Hermann Broch.
- Signed a call to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution.
- Signed the 1968 'Writers and Editors War Tax Protest' against the Vietnam War.