GERMAN IDEALISM: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES; ED. BY ESPEN HAMMER

This Outstanding Collection Of Specially Commissioned Articles Examines The Historical And Philosophical Aspects Of German Idealism And Assesses The Renewed Interest In Idealism Across A Wide Number Of Fields. Pt. I. German Idealism, Naturalism And Metaphysics. The Limits Of Naturalism And The Metaphysics Of German Idealism / Sebastian Gardner ; From Quine To Hegel : Naturalism, Anti-realism, And Maimon's Question Quid Facti / Paul Franks ; Dark Days : Anglophone Scholarship Since The 1960s / Frederick Beiser -- Pt. Ii. The Legacy Of Hegel's Philosophy. Hegelians : Young And Younger / Fred Rush ; Habermas And The Kant-hegel Contrast / Espen Hammer -- Pt. Iii. Brandom And Hegel. Hegel And Brandom On Norms, Concepts And Logical Categories / Stephen Houlgate ; Brandom's Hegel / Robert Pippin -- Pt. Iv. Recognition And Agency. Recognition And Embodiment (fichte's Materialism) / J.m. Bernstein ; Liberal Rights And Liberal Individualism Without Liberalism : Agency And Recognition / Terry Pinkard ; Hegel, Fichte And The Pragmatic Contexts Of Moral Judgment / Paul Redding -- Pt. V. Autonomy And Nature. Freedom, Self-legislation And Morality In Kant And Hegel : Constructivist Vs. Realist Accounts / Robert Stern ; From Epistemology To Aesthetics / Richard Eldridge -- Pt. Vi. From Epistemology To Art : The Philosophy Of German Romanticism. Philosophy As 'infinite Approximation' : Thoughts Arising Out Of The 'constellation' Of Early German Romanticism / Manfred Frank ; German Idealism's Contested Heritage / Andrew Bowie. Edited By Espen Hammer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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

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; and, 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 include: 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, and, Robert Stern "German Idealism is one of the most important movements in the history of philosophy. It is also increasingly acknowledged to contain the seeds of many current philosophical issues and debates. This 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."--Résumé de l'éditeur German Idealism is one of the most important movements in the history of philosophy. This work examines German idealism from several angles. It also includes sections dealing with: metaphysics; the legacy of Hegel's philosophy; Brandom and Hegel; recognition and agency; autonomy and nature; and, the philosophy of German romanticism.