German Idealism Contemporary Perspectives [Paperback]

This outstanding collection of specially commissioned chapters examines German idealism from several angles and assesses the renewed interest in the subject from a wide range of fields. Including discussions of the key representatives of German idealism such as Kant, Fichte and Hegel, it is structured in clear sections dealing with:

• metaphysics
• the legacy of Hegels philosophy
• Brandom and Hegel
• recognition and agency
• autonomy and nature
• the philosophy of German romanticism.

Amongst other important topics, German Idealism: Historical and Philosophical Perspectivesaddresses the debates surrounding the metaphysical and epistemological legacy of German idealism; its importance for understanding recent debates in moral and political thought; its appropriation in recent theories of language and the relationship between mind and world; and how German idealism affected subsequent movements such as romanticism, pragmatism, and critical theory.

Contributors:Espen Hammer, Stephen Houlgate, Sebastian Gardner, Paul Redding, Andrew Bowie, Richard Eldridge, Jay Bernstein, Frederick Beiser, Paul Franks, Robert Pippin, Fred Rush, Manfred Frank, Terry Pinkard, Robert Stern

Introduction: German Idealism, Naturalism, and Metaphysics  1. The Present Situation of Philosophy: The Limits of Naturalism and the Interest of German Idealism  2. From Quine to Hegel: Naturalism, Anti-Realism, and Maimons Question Quid Facti  3. Dark Days: Anglophone Scholarship Since the 1960s: The Legacy of Hegels Philosophy  4. Hegelians  Young and Younger  5. Habermas and the Kant-Hegel Contrast: Brandom and Hegel  6. Hegel and Brandom on Norms, Concepts and Logical Categories  7. Brandoms Hegel: Recognition anlS$