1st Edition

German Idealism Contemporary Perspectives

Edited By Espen Hammer Copyright 2008
    350 Pages
    by Routledge

    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    This outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters examines German idealism from several angles and assesses the renewed interest in the subject from a wide range of fields. Including discussions of the key representatives of German idealism such as Kant, Fichte and Hegel, it is structured in clear sections dealing with:

    • metaphysics
    • the legacy of Hegel’s philosophy
    • Brandom and Hegel
    • recognition and agency
    • autonomy and nature
    • the philosophy of German romanticism.

    Amongst other important topics, German Idealism: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives addresses the debates surrounding the metaphysical and epistemological legacy of German idealism; its importance for understanding recent debates in moral and political thought; its appropriation in recent theories of language and the relationship between mind and world; and how German idealism affected subsequent movements such as romanticism, pragmatism, and critical theory.

    Contributors: Espen Hammer, Stephen Houlgate, Sebastian Gardner, Paul Redding, Andrew Bowie, Richard Eldridge, Jay Bernstein, Frederick Beiser, Paul Franks, Robert Pippin, Fred Rush, Manfred Frank, Terry Pinkard, Robert Stern

    Introduction

     

    German Idealism and Metaphysics

    Sebastian Gardner, "'The Present Situation of Philosophy': The Limits of Naturalism and the Interest of German Idealism"

    Frederick Beiser, "Dark Days: Anglophone Scholarship Since the 1960s"

     

    The Legacy of Hegel’s Philosophy

    Fred Rush, "Hegelians – Young and Younger

    Espen Hammer, "Habermas and the Kant-Hegel Contrast"

     

    Brandom and Hegel

    Stephen Houlgate, "Hegel and Brandom on Norms, Concepts and Logical Categories"

    Robert Pippin, "Brandom’s Hegel"

     

    Recognition and Agency

    Bernstein, "Recognition and Embodiment (Fichte’s Materialism)"

    Terry Pinkard, "Liberal Rights and Liberal Individualism Without Liberalism: Agency and Recognition"

    Paul Redding, "Hegel, Fichte and the Pragmatic Contexts of Moral Judgment"

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    Autonomy and Nature

    Robert Stern, Freedom , Self-Legislation and Morality in Kant and Hegel: Constructivist vs. Realist Accounts"

    Paul Franks, TITLE NOT YET READY

    Richard Eldridge, "From Epistemology to Aesthetics"

     

    From Epistemology to Art: The Philosophy of German Romanticism

    Manfred Frank, "Philosophy as ‘Infinite Approximation.’ Thoughts arising out of the ‘Constellation’ of Early German Romanticism"

    Andrew Bowie, "German Idealism’s Contested Heritage"

    Biography

    Edited by Espen Hammer

    'This collection's greatest merit is demonstrating that German idealism is still vital... Summing up: highly recommended." -- Jean M. Fritzman, Lewis and Clark College, Choice