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"
Jay
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