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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811016703321

Autore

Park Peter K. J

Titolo

Africa, Asia, and the history of philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : racism in the formation of the philosophical canon, 1780-1830 / / Peter K.J. Park

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2013

ISBN

1-4384-4643-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, Philosophy and race

Disciplina

190.9/033

Soggetti

Philosophy - History - 18th century

Philosophy - History - 19th century

Continental philosophy - History

Philosophers - Europe - Attitudes

Racism

Philosophy, African

Philosophy, Asian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Kantian school and the consolidation of modern historiography of philosophy -- The birth of comparative history of philosophy: Joseph-Marie Degerando's Histoire comparee des systêmes de philosophie -- India in Friedrich Schlegel's comparative history of philosophy -- The exclusion of Africa and Asia from the history of philosophy: the formation of the Kantian position -- Systematic inclusion of Africa and Asia under absolute idealism: Friedrich Ast's and Thaddä Anselm Rixner's histories of philosophy -- Absolute idealism reverts to the Kantian position: Hegel's exclusion of Africa and Asia -- The comparative history of philosophy in a theological polemic against Hegel.

Sommario/riassunto

A historical investigation of the exclusion of Africa and Asia from modern histories of philosophy.