Die Deutschen

Die Deutschen (1904–10) is an eight-volume work by Arthur Moeller van den Bruck. In this book, Moeller van den Bruck classified Germans into psychological types, such as drifting, dreaming, and decisive. He returned to Germany during World War I and later became a cultural critic. Moeller van den Bruck believed that Western Europe's "civilization," characterized by rationalism, liberalism, and socialism, was detrimental to "true culture." He advocated for a new Germanic faith to counteract the perceived disintegration and vulgarity of modern industrial society. Moeller van den Bruck's ideas contributed to an atmosphere receptive to Nazi ideology, though the Nazis later distanced themselves from him.1