Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Movements - Idealism

Originally published in 1931, Muirhead s study aims to challenge the view that Locke s empiricism is the main philosophical thought to come out of England, suggesting that the Platonic tradition is much more prominent. These views are explored in detail in this text as well as touching on its development in the nineteenth century from Coleridge to Bradley and discussions on Transcendentalism in the United States. This title will be of interest to students of Philosophy.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte's Foundations of Natural Right represents a turning point in the philosophy of law and the state. In 14 original essays, this volume compiles a collaborative commentary that offers a differentiated interpretation of this controversial classic in legal philosophy. Ideally suited for seminar courses.

Wilfrid Sellars, Idealism, and Realism is the first study of its kind to address a range of realist and idealist views inspired by psychological nominalism. Bringing together premier analytic realists and distinguished defenders of German idealism, it reveals why psychological nominalism is one of the most important theories of the mind to come out the 20th century.

The theory, first put forward by Wilfrid Sellars, argues that language is the only means by which humans can learn the types of socially shared practices that permit rationality. Although wedded to important...

This volume collects 12 essays by various contributors on the subject of the importance and influence of Schopenhauer s doctoral dissertation (On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason) for both Schopenhauer s more well-known philosophy and the ongoing discussion of the subject of the principle of sufficient reason. The contributions deal with the historical context of Schopenhauer s reflections, their relationship to (transcendental) idealism, the insights they hold for Schopenhauer s views of consciousness and sensation, and how they illuminate Schopenhauer s theory of...

Kant declared that philosophy began in 1781 with his Critique of Pure Reason. In 1806 Hegel announced that philosophy had now been completed. Eckart Forster examines the reasons behind these claims and assesses the steps that led in such a short time from Kant's "beginning" to Hegel's "end." He concludes that, in an unexpected yet significant sense, both Kant and Hegel were indeed right.

"Presents a novel interpretation of the development of German idealism that is rich in both historical depth and philosophical insight...Forster sets forth a historically nuanced and...