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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459047503321

Autore

Dudley Will <1967-, >

Titolo

Understanding German idealism / / Will Dudley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-49330-3

1-317-49331-1

1-315-71189-3

1-282-94341-3

9786612943416

1-84465-393-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Understanding movements in modern thought

Disciplina

141.0943

141/.0943

Soggetti

Idealism, German

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2007 by Acumen.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: modernity, rationality and freedom; 2 Kant: transcendental idealism; 3 Sceptical challenges and the development of transcendental idealism; 4 Fichte: towards a scientific and systematic idealism; 5 Schelling: idealism and the absolute; 6 Hegel: systematic philosophy without foundations; 7 Conclusion: rationality, freedom and modernity?; Questions for discussion and revision; Further reading; References; Chronology; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Understanding German Idealism"" provides an accessible introduction to the philosophical movement that emerged in 1781, with the publication of Kant's monumental ""Critique of Pure Reason"", and ended fifty years later, with Hegel's death. The thinkers of this period, and the themes they developed revolutionized almost every area of philosophy and had an impact that continues to be felt across the humanities and social sciences today. Notoriously complex, the central



texts of German Idealism have confounded the most capable and patient interpreters for more than 200 years. ""Understanding Ge