The Impact of Idealism: The Legacy of Post-Kantian German Thought

The first study of its kind, The Impact of Idealism assesses the impact of classical German philosophy on science, religion and culture. This second volume explores German Idealism's impact on the historical, social and political thought of the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Each essay focuses on an idea or concept from the high point of German philosophy around 1800, tracing out its influence on the intervening period and its importance for contemporary discussions. New light is shed on key developments of Idealist thought, such as Marxism, Critical Theory and feminism, and previously unexamined areas of Idealism's influence are discussed for the first time. This unique, interdisciplinary collection traces the impact of Kant, Hegel, Schelling, Fichte and others in Britain, Europe, North America and beyond. Its insights represent vital contributions to their respective fields, as well as to our understanding of German Idealism itself.

Author: Nicholas Boyle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/21/2013
Pages: 397
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781107039834

About the Author
Disley, Liz: - Liz Disley is a Research Associate in the Department of German and Dutch at the University of Cambridge.Walker, John: - John Walker is Senior Lecturer in German in the Department of European Cultures and Languages at Birkbeck, University of London.Boyle, Nicholas: - Nicholas Boyle is Schröder Professor of German Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.