German Idealism
An Anthology and Guide
Edited by Brian O'Connor, Georg Mohr
Each of the selected texts comes with an editorial introduction to help the reader through the specific problems dealt with in the text as well as explaining its historical context. In addition there is an introductory essay which sets out the many challenges faced in any interpretation of the German Idealist period of philosophy.
The material is arranged thematically into the following sections, Self and Knowledge, Freedom and Morality, Law and State, Art and Beauty, History and Reason, Nature and Science, God and Religion. This arrangement enables the reader to appreciate the differing positions of Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel on the central questions of philosophy.
This book is indispensable for those who want to understand the unique character, problems, and questions of German Idealism, and will also be useful to those who want to explore new areas of this influential and original epoch of philosophy.
Key Features:
- Essential texts combined with a thorough guide to German Idealism
- Concentrates on the four major figures of German Idealism - Kant, Fichte, Schelling and Hegel
- Thematic sections maximise the book's use for teaching purposes
- Makes available material which is difficult to find
Abbreviations
Introduction
I Self and Knowledge
1. Kant: Critique of Pure Reason: Transcendental Deduction B
2. Fichte: Science of Knowledge: First Introduction
3. Schelling: 'Of the I as the Principle of Philosophy'
4. Hegel: Phenomenology of Spirit: Introduction
II Freedom and Morality
5. Kant: Critique of Practical Reason: Of the Principles of Pure Practical Reason
6. Fichte: System of the Science of Ethics: Deduction of the Principle of Ethics
7. Hegel: Phenomenology of Spirit: Lordship and Bondage
8. Schelling: Philosophical Investigations into the Essence of Human Freedom: The Concept of Freedom
III Law and State
9. Kant: Metaphysics of Morals: Introduction to the Doctrine of Right - The Right of a State
10. Fichte: The Foundations of Natural Right: Selections
11. Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right: Civil Society
The State
IV Beauty and Art
12. Kant: Critique of Judgement: Analytic of the Beautiful
13. Schiller: On the Aesthetic Education of Man: Letters 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15
14. Schelling: System of Transcendental Idealism: Part VI (Essentials of the Philosophy of Art)
15. Hegel: Lectures on Aesthetics: Introduction
V History and Reason
16. Kant: 'Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View'
17. Schelling: System of Transcendental Idealism: Deduction of the Concept of History
18. Fichte: Characteristics of the Present Age: Lectures 1 and 2
19. Hegel: Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: Introduction
VI Nature and Science
20. Kant: Critique of Judgement: Critique of Teleological Judgement
21. Schelling: Introduction to the Outline of a System of the Philosophy of Nature
22. Hegel: Encyclopaedia: Philosophy of Nature: Introduction
VII God and Religion
23. Kant: Critique of Practical Reason: The Existence of God as a Postulate of Pure Practical Reason
24. Fichte: 'On the Foundation of Our Belief in a Divine Government of the World'
25. Schelling: The Ages of the World: The Eternal Life of the Godhead
26. Hegel: Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion: The Relation of the Philosophy of Religion to the Current Principles of the Religious Consciousness
The Concept of Religion: Select Bibliography
Index.
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This is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike.
