German philosophy, 1760-1860 : the legacy of idealism / Terry Pinkard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinkard, Terry P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, German--18th century.

Philosophy, German.

Philosophy, German--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the second half of the eighteenth century, German philosophy came for a while to dominate European philosophy. It changed the way in which not only Europeans, but people all over the world, conceived of themselves and thought about nature, religion, human history, politics, and the structure of the human mind. In this rich and wide-ranging book, Terry Pinkard interweaves the story of 'Germany' - changing during this period from a loose collection of principalities into a newly-emerged nation with a distinctive culture - with an examination of the currents and complexities of its developing philosophical thought. He examines the dominant influence of Kant, with his revolutionary emphasis on 'self-determination', and traces this influence through the development of romanticism and idealism to the critiques of post-Kantian thinkers such as Schopenhauer and Kierkegaard. His book will interest a range of readers in the history of philosophy, cultural history and the history of ideas.

Contents:

pt. 1. Kant and the revolution in philosophy

pt. 2. The revolution continued : post-Kantians

pt. 3. The revolution completed? Hegel

pt. 4. The revolution in question.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-377) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12853-6

1-282-38930-0

0-511-64313-6

9786612389306

0-511-80184-X

0-511-20260-1

0-511-07767-X

0-511-55641-1

0-511-07610-X

OCLC:

57419691