These German Romantics helped shape today's ideas about the self, writes Andrea Wulf. ... 19th-century philosophers and poets who asked what it means to be free. Updated September 23, 2022.

The weekend bombing of a Palm Springs, Calif., fertility clinic has cast a fresh spotlight on a 19th century philosophy linked to Russian revolutionaries. What does "nihilism" mean?

Sword found in 19th-century German cellar is something much older — and from far away. ... archaeologists realized this was something much older — and it wasn’t German.

More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, ...

When we think of 19th century German philosophy, we perhaps think first of Nietzsche, or Hegel, and then some other men - but Germany in the 1800s was also home to a number of women philosophers.

Misconceptions abound about Vikings.They are often depicted as bloodthirsty, unwashed warriors with winged helmets. But that's a poor picture based largely on Viking portrayals in the 19th century ...

More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, papier-mâché or composition in the Sonneberg and ...

As the sky darkens over the town square, families gather in anticipation. The notes of “O Tannenbaum,” the 19th-century German Christmas carol, plink out of the sound system.