There is a great divide running through philosophy. Analytic versus Continental. The proponents of each see their version of philosophy as more valid and cast doubt on the legitimacy of the other. Philosopher Simone Mahrenholz here argues this divide is the product of contingent events in history. Tracing the origins of both schools in part to outstanding personalities in early 20th-century Germany and Europe, in conjunction with world-political developments, she reveals this rift in philosophy as caused and radicalized by a peculiar course of events, including the rise of Hitler.