German philosophy from kant to fichte harvard, was widely influential in revising the commonly held, but notorious accounts of german idealism. Including discussions of the key representatives of german idealism such as kant, fichte and hegel, it is structured in clear sections dealing with. One of the very few accounts in english of german idealism, this ambitious work advances and revises our understanding of both the history and the thought of the classical period of german philosophy. T he early german romanticsabove all, novalis and friedrich schlegel, the most philosophically acute members of the jena circle, with schelling standing slightly to one sideexercised a profound and abiding influence on modern thinking about. German idealism routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. The struggle against subjectivism, 17811801 frederick c.
Beiser article in journal of the history of philosophy 534. From the late eighteenth century until the middle of the nineteenth, german philosophy was dominated by the movement known as german idealism, which began as an attempt to complete kants revolutionary project. Hegel frederick beiser pdf frederick beisers hegel ushers in a new series, routledge philosophers. Buy hegel the routledge philosophers 1 by frederick beiser isbn. The cambridge companion to german idealism edited by karl. Understanding german idealism is an attempt to convey the signi. Late german idealism is the first book on this significant but neglected chapter in european philosophical history. It should not be surprising, then, that there has emerged within recent philosophy a radical reassessment of the nature and plausibility of hegels idealism, for example, as in the infuential work of robert pippin. This greater identity beiswr not exclude anything that seems alien to it, because for a concept to actually develop itself, it is necessary. It developed out of the work of immanuel kant in the 1780s and 1790s, and was closely linked both with romanticism and the revolutionary politics of the enlightenment. The struggle against subjectivism, 17811801, cambridge, harvard university press, 2002.
This virtue comes mainly from beisers comprehensive grasp of the currents of german idealism. A new german idealism download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The concept of early german romanticismin order to gain a fuller appreciation of the case he makes for his historical understanding of hegel. In this book, beiser sought to reconstruct the background of german idealism through the narration of the story of. That book provides an overview of the thinking of the important german idealists of the period including hegel. German idealism is well written, exquisitely argued, and copiously researched. A recent surge of anglophone interest in german idealism and early german romanticism has resulted in nothing less than a publishing boom of studies in this area.
Robert pippin, university of chicago an important history of german idealism recommended. The struggle against subjectivism, 17811801 cambridge, malondon. Beiser presents a study of the two most important idealist philosophers in germany after hegel. The bestknown thinkers in the movement, besides kant, were johann gottlieb fichte, friedrich wilhelm joseph. The legacy of idealism is that rare book that can serve as both a lucid, engaging introduction and trustworthy guide, as well as an original, insightful, important contribution to scholarship. However, german idealists produced systems whose relation to kant is. It provides a general introduction to every aspect of the philosophy of trendelenburg and lotzetheir logic, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics. Traditionally, german idealism is understood as a radical form of subjectivism that expands the powers of the self to encompass the entire world. As one might expect, beiser is particularly good on contextual issues. Frederick beisers new work provides english readers with a comprehensive and masterly explanation of the central forces that shaped the important philosophical movement known as german idealism. Beisers book is a more closely argued exegesis of points that might be considered arcane by a general reader looking for such an. Hubert rated it really liked it nov 26, in addition to his writings on german idealism, beiser has also written on the german romantics and 19thcentury british philosophy. Harvard university press, 2002 robert richards, the romantic conception of life. They were important influences on the generation after them, on frege, brentano, dilthey, kierkegaard, cohen, windelband and rickert.
It easily outdistances much of the german scholarship and will serve. From his first book the fate of reason on the context of kantian critique, beiser established a reputation which was only strengthened by a string of publications on idealist and romantic constellations of thought. The list of contributing authors is a distinguished one, yet nobody. Each of the already strong existing essays has been updated to reflect the most recent scholarship in the growing field of german idealism and early german romanticism.
Beiser is notable amongst englishlanguage scholars for his defense of the metaphysical aspects of german idealism e. In this book, beiser sought to reconstruct the background of german idealism through the narration of the story of the spinoza or pantheism controversy. German idealism was a philosophical movement that emerged in germany in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The struggle against subjectivism, 17811801 1st first harvard univer edition by beiser, frederick c. In this magisterial and lucid introduction, frederick beiser covers every major aspect of hegels thought. The struggle against subjectivism 17811801 article pdf available in mind 1449 january 2004 with 389 reads how we measure reads. But some of it seems unnecessary, the result of writing that could have been improved, and that deters even intelligent readers with the best of intentions. But beiser reveals a differentin fact, oppositeimpulse. Beiser one of the very few accounts in english of german idealism, this ambitious work advances and revises our understanding of both the history and the thought of the classical period of german philosophy. For that purpose i would recommend pinkards german philosophy 17601860. Beiser, 9780674027176, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As he traces the structure and evolution of idealism as a doctrine, frederick beiser exposes a strong objective, or realist, strain running from kant to hegel and identifies the crucial role of.
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