
The Development from Kant to Hegel
Andrew Seth(Editor)
Cambridge Scholars Press
Published on 31. August 2003
Book
Hardback
154 pages
978-1-904303-15-2 (ISBN)
Description
The work is an important contribution to the study of German philosophy in the English speaking world. The first of two parts, the main core of Seth's analyses of the works of Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel, was written in the summer of 1880 while the author was a Hibbert Travelling Scholar. The second part, a philosophy of religion, as this is derived from the conclusions of the first part, was written at the request of the Trustees.As the author declares in his preface to the 1882 edition, he restricts his attention to "the fundamental metaphysical position" occupied by the four thinkers. Fichte is given especially careful consideration, and a number of works by each of the philosophers that, at the time of writing, had been neglected, have been thoroughly scrutinised.It can quite fairly be said that Andrew Seth's work played an important role in the formation of British idealism and its focus on German idealists such as the one's under consideration here. But this role aside, the work is a brilliant analysis of German thought that will appeal even to the readers of today.
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Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Unabridged edition
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With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 148 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-904303-15-2 (9781904303152)
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Content
Part I The metaphysical groundwork: Results of the Kantian critique of knowledge; Fichte - Fichte's Criticism of Kant, dogmatism and idealism (the theoretical Wissenschaftslehre), Fichte's relation to Kant's practical philosophy, the practical ego and the anstoss as explanation of reality, general statement and criticism of Fichte's philosophical position; Schelling - the naturphilosophie, the philosophy of identity; Hegel - his criticism of his predecessors, the dialectic method, logic, nature and spirit. Part II The philosophy of religion: the Kantian philosophy of religion - the foundation of ethics, the "religion within the limits of mere reason"; criticism of the Kantian standpoint and transition to Hegel - the distinction of Kant from the Aufklaerung, criticism of Kant's position, outline of the Hegelian philosophy of religion, concluding remarks.