Ideas and idealism in philosophy / edited by Jure Simoniti, Gregor Kroupa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simoniti, Jure, 1977- editor.

Kroupa, Gregor, editor.

Series:

New studies in the history and historiography of philosophy ; Volume 11.

New studies in the history and historiography of philosophy ; Volume 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Idea (Philosophy).

Idealism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2023]

Summary:

This book intends to broaden the study of idealism beyond its simplistic characterizations in contemporary philosophy. After idealist stances have practically disappeared from the mental landscape in the last hundred years, and the term "idealism" has itself become a sort of philosophical anathema, continental philosophy was, first, plunged into one of its deepest crises of truth, culminating in postmodernism, and then, the 21st century ushered in a new era of realism. Against this background, the volume gathers a number of renowned philosophers, among them Slavoj Zizek, Robert B. Pippin, Mladen Dolar, Sebastian Rdl, Paul Redding, Isabelle Thomas-Fogiel, James I. Porter, and others, in order to address the issue as to what exactly has been lost with the retreat of idealism, and what kind of idealism could still be rehabilitated in the present day. The contributions will both provide historical studies on idealism, pointing out the little known, overlooked, and surprising instances of idealist impulses, and set out to develop new perspectives and possibilities for a contemporary idealism. The appeal of the book lies in the fact that it defends a philosophical concept that has been increasingly under attack and thus contributes to an ongoing debate in ontology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction: Impulses for a New Idealism

Part I: The Neglected Impulses of Idealism in the History of Philosophy

How Ideal Is the Ancient Self?

De-Symbolization of the World and the Emergence of the Self: A Historically-Idealist Theory of the Subject

Genesis, Structure, and Ideas: Genetic Epistemology in Early Modern Philosophy

Diluvian Philosophy: Utilitarian Motifs in Moby-Dick

Thinking Free Release in Hegels System

Idealism and the Problem of Finitude: Heidegger and Hegel

Hegels Metaphysical Alternative to the Choice between an Unrealistic Platonic Realism and an Opposing Skeptical Anti-realism

Part II: Contemporary Impulses for a New Idealism

A Materialist Defense of an Idealist Subjectivity

Philosophy and Its History

Beyond Realism and Correlationism, the Idealist Path

A Typology of Idealism

Fiction: The Truth of Idealism and Realism

Virus and Idea

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ideas and Idealism in Philosophy

ISBN:

9783110760767

3110760762

OCLC:

1353269020