Thomas Mann's great debate book 'Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man' in the text version of the Great Annotated Frankfurt Edition. This monumental essay, published in 1918, stands like a monolith in Thomas Mann's oeuvre. The 'Reflections of a Nonpolitical Man' are often regarded as a conservative pamphlet, a testament to Thomas Mann's reactionary mindset during World War I. However, Thomas Mann himself has rightly adjusted this assessment: "The 'Reflections' were thus a polemical work, but at the same time already a passionate piece of self-exploration and a revision of my foundations." In retrospect, the 'Reflections' - despite all their polemics against the foundations of Western democracy - serve as a significant basis for Thomas Mann's later commitment to the Republic. The text of this edition corresponds exactly to that of Hermann Kur.