German political philosophy : the metaphysics of law / Chris Thornhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thornhill, Chris, 1966-

Series:

Routledge studies in social and political thought.

Routledge studies in social and political thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Philosophy, German--History.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book combines philosophical, intellectual-historical and political-theoretical methodologies to provide a new synoptic reading of the history of German political philosophy. Incorporating chapters on the political ideas of Luther and Zwingli, on the politics of the early Enlightenment, on Idealism, on Historicism and Lukács, on early Twentieth-Century political theology, on the Frankfurt School, and on Habermas and Luhmann, the book sets out both a broad and a detailed discussion of German political reflection from the Reformation to the present. In doing so, it explains how the developme

Contents:

Front Cover; German Political Philosophy; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on texts and translations; Introduction; 1. The Reformation; 2. The early Enlightenment; 3. German idealism; 4. Historicism and romanticism; 5. The Young Hegelians and Karl Marx; 6. Positivism and organic theory; 7. The vitalist interlude; 8. Neo-Kantianism; 9. Weimar Republic; 10. Critical theory and the law; 11. The dialectics of refoundation; 12. Habermas and Luhmann; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-38280-4

1-280-73177-X

9786610731770

0-203-96640-6

9780203966402

OCLC:

437178664