German Idealism: An Anthology and Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748615555 ISBN 13: 9780748615551

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Beginning with the publication of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and extending through to Hegel’s death, the period known as German Idealism signaled the end of an epoch of rationalism, empiricism, and enlightenment—and the beginning of a new “critical” period of philosophy. The most comprehensive anthology of this vital tradition to date, German Idealism brings together an expansive selection of readings from the tradition’s major figures like Kant, Hegel, Fichte, and Schelling.

Arranged thematically into sections on topics such as the relationships between self and knowledge, freedom and morality, law and state, and nature and science, to name a few, German Idealism discloses many of the contrasts that helped to differentiate each of the tradition’s key thinkers. Each expertly translated text comes with an editorial introduction to guide readers through many of the problems the texts specifically deal with, as well as their historical context.

The most accessible and expansive introduction to German Idealism ever, this anthology will be hailed by instructors and scholars as the most dependable guide to the tradition for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

Brian O’Connor is senior lecturer in the School of Philosophy at University College Dublin. His publications include books and papers on the German philosophical tradition. Georg Mohr is professor of philosophy at the University of Bremen. Included among his works are two books on Kant’s theoretical writings and a chapter-by-chapter commentary on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.

Review:

"The primary texts of these of this excellently organized collection are well selected by experts who have a deeep understanding of the period as a whole and its contribution to subject areas that continue to be of contemporary interest." (Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame 2006-09-20)

"This is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike." (Stephen Houlgate, University of Warwick 2006-09-20)

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0748615555
• ISBN 13: 9780748615551
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 481