The free development of each : studies on freedom, right, and ethics in classical German philosophy / Allen W. Wood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Allen W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, German--History.

Philosophy, German.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 330 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

The Free Development of Each" collects twelve essays on the history of German philosophy by Allen W. Wood, one of the leading scholars in the field. They explore moral philosophy, politics, society, and history in the works of Kant, Herder, Fichte, Hegel, and Marx, and share the basic theme of freedom, as it appears in morality and in politics.0All of the essays have been re-edited and revised for this collection, and five are previously unpublished. They are accompanied by an Introduction which sets out the central, philosophical viewpoint of the volume, and a comprehensive bibliography.

Contents:

Introduction

Moral wealth, merit, and acting from duty

Kant on practical reason

The independence of right from ethics

The moral politician

Herder and Kant on history: their enlightenment faith

Leaving consequentialism behind

Fichte's absolute freedom

Fichte's intersubjective I

Fichtean themes in Hegel's dialectic of recognition

Hegel on responsibility for actions and consequences

Marx on equality

Coercion, manipulation, exploitation

Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199685530

0199685533

OCLC:

868825119