Talk:Weltanschauung of Hitler
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I am not sure that Hitler's "Weltanschauung" deserves a separate article, but, in any case, such an article should be called -- if the German word is used -- Hitler's weltanschauung (or Hitler's Weltanschauung?). Disambiguation Weltanschauung (Nazi) is not adequate: There is no separate meaning of the word "weltanschauung" in Nazi Germany. Nazis and Hitler had a (personal) Weltanschauung, and it would not even be correct to postulate Nazi weltanschauung = Hitler's weltanschauung. --Peter Schmitt 13:39, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm perfectly willing to retitle it Hitler's weltanschauung. It is important to disambiguate it from more general uses such as those of Hegel or Nietzsche.
- Unfortunately, not all the references are online, but there is a very strong argument among historians, whom I cited, is that there is no such thing as a Nazi weltanschauung other than Hitler's. I think it's fair to say that most charismatic leaders with unique viewpoints have personal weltanschauung, not open to interpretation by anyone else. I am unaware of another Nazi that claimed to have one. Can you produce some references to that effect, or critique the ones I gave?
- As far as there being no separate meaning, would you say there is no separate meaning of "philosophy" or "value system"? Howard C. Berkowitz 17:43, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
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