The Cambridge Companion to German Idealism
The Cambridge Companion to German Idealism
The Cambridge Companion to German Idealism, first published in 2000, offers a comprehensive, penetrating and informative guide to what is regarded as the classical period of German philosophy. Kant, Fichte, Hegel and Schelling are all discussed in detail, together with a number of their contemporaries, such as Hölderlin and Schleiermacher, whose influence was considerable but whose work is less well known in the English-speaking world. The essays in the volume trace and explore the unifying themes of German Idealism, and discuss their relationship to Romanticism, the Enlightenment, and the culture of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. The result is an illuminating overview of a rich and complex philosophical movement, and will appeal to a wide range of readers in philosophy, German studies, theology, literature, and the history of ideas.
- First study to provide a comprehensive thematic overview of German Idealism, including treatment of lesser-known figures as well as the major names
- Distinguished team of contributors writing from both anglophone and German perspectives
- Clearly written and accessible to upper-level students
Reviews & endorsements
"The Cambridge Companion is an excellent supplement to those on Kant, Hegel, and Fichte." Choice
"This is essential reading for students and scholars of the most productive period in continental philosophy... the majority offer in-depth, jargon-free, authoritative treatments of central issues." Allegra De Laurentis, Philosophical Inquiry
"...this collection is a must-have for anyone interested in this period; it will certainly serve as a wise and illuminating companion for those coming to grips with the daunting texts of that time." Book Notes
"The contributions to this volume offer a rich, detailed, and in some respects innovative and remarkable account of that uniquely fecund and philosophically revolutionary epoch known as German Idealism." The Philosophical Review
"The Cambridge Companion is an excellent supplement to those on Kant, Hegel, and Fichte." Choice
Product details
October 2000Paperback
9780521656955
324 pages
228 × 153 × 23 mm
0.546kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Introduction: interpreting German Idealism Karl Ameriks
- 1. The Enlightenment and Idealism Frederick Beiser
- 2. Absolute Idealism and the rejection of Kantian dualism Paul Guyer
- 3. Kant's practical philosophy Allen Wood
- 4. The aesthetic holism of Hamann, Herder and Schiller Daniel Dahlstrom
- 5. All or nothing: systematicity and nihilism in Jacobi, Reinhold and Maimon Paul Franks
- 6. The early philosophy of Fichte and Schelling Rolf Peter Horstmann
- 7. Hölderlin and Novalis Charles Larmore
- 8. Hegel's Phenomenology and Logic: an overview Terry Pinkard
- 9. Hegel's practical philosophy: the realization of freedom Robert Pippin
- 10. German realism: the self-limitation of Idealism in Fichte, Schelling, and Schopenhauer Günter Zöller
- 11. Politics and the new mythology: the turn to late Romanticism Dieter Sturma
- 12. German Idealism and the arts Andrew Bowie
- 13. The legacy of Idealism in the philosophy of Feuerbach, Marx and Kierkegaard Karl Ameriks
- Bibliography
- Index.
