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'''''Weltanschauung''''', in [[German language|German]], literally means "world view". It was used by [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]] and [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]], is often used with respect to [[Adolf Hitler]], and is used in [[philosophy]] as a meaning of [[Paradigm as the "Gestalt" of a "Weltanschauung"|paradigm]] | |||
In terms of leadership, especially that of Hitler, the '''Weltanschauung''' was the set of ideas that he, as a charismatic leader, was destined to realize.<ref name=N>{{citation | |||
| author = [[Joseph Nyomarkay]] | |||
| title = Charisma and Factionalism in the Nazi Party | |||
| publisher = University of Minnesota Press | |||
| year = 1967}}, p. 10</ref> When part of [[authority in governance]], it is almost invariably intertwined with a specific leader, with "supernatural, superhuman, or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities"<ref>[[Max Weber]], ''The Theory of Social and Economic Organization'', Oxford University Press, 1947, p. 358, ''quoted by'' Nyomarkay, p. 10</ref> that entitle him to rule according to his conscience? It certainly does not imply popular sovereignty, but there is typically some sharing of ideals between leader and led. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 25 January 2011
Weltanschauung, in German, literally means "world view". It was used by Hegel and Nietzsche, is often used with respect to Adolf Hitler, and is used in philosophy as a meaning of paradigm
In terms of leadership, especially that of Hitler, the Weltanschauung was the set of ideas that he, as a charismatic leader, was destined to realize.[1] When part of authority in governance, it is almost invariably intertwined with a specific leader, with "supernatural, superhuman, or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities"[2] that entitle him to rule according to his conscience? It certainly does not imply popular sovereignty, but there is typically some sharing of ideals between leader and led.
References
- ↑ Joseph Nyomarkay (1967), Charisma and Factionalism in the Nazi Party, University of Minnesota Press, p. 10
- ↑ Max Weber, The Theory of Social and Economic Organization, Oxford University Press, 1947, p. 358, quoted by Nyomarkay, p. 10