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Ernst Bloch (German philosopher)

  • Jakob Knerz
  • Eugen Reich
  • Jakob Bengler
  • Dr. Josef Schönfeld
  • Karl Jahraus
  • Ferdinand Aberle
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Bloch, Ernst
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Gender
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Date of birth
1885-07-08
Place of birth
Ludwigshafen
Date of death
1977-08-04
Place of death
Tübingen

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Ernst Simon Bloch (German: [ɛʁnst ˈblɔx]; July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977; pseudonyms: Karl Jahraus, Jakob Knerz) was a German Marxist philosopher. Bloch was influenced by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx, as well as by apocalyptic and religious thinkers such as Thomas Müntzer, Paracelsus, and Jacob Böhme. He established friendships with György Lukács, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno. Bloch's work focuses on an optimistic teleology of the history of mankind.

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Goodreads Author ID
94306
ISNI
0000 0001 0922 9942
LibraryThing Author
blochernst
MusicBrainz Artist ID
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OpenLibrary Author ID
OL136335A
VIAF
88956296
Wikidata ID
Q57240

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2024-03-13