Concept

German Youth Movement

Overview

The German Youth Movement (German: Die deutsche Jugendbewegung) is a collective term for a cultural and educational movement that started in 1896. It consists of numerous associations of young people that focus on outdoor activities. The movement included German Scouting and the Wandervogel. By 1938, 8 million children had joined associations that identified with the movement.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed German Youth Movement

• Walter Benjamin
• Rudolf Carnap
• Alfred Baeumler

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Place in the tradition

Part of Lebensphilosophie.

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