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    German Idealist Philosophy

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    On sale Nov 01, 1997 | 384 Pages | 9780140446609
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    The great quest for systematic knowledge in the decades around the year 1800 gave rise to one of the most spirited eras in the history of philosophical exploration, exemplified by the school of German Idealist philosophy. With confidence and sweeping aspirations, the Idealist philosophers Immanuel Kant, Johann Fichte, Friedrich Schelling, and Georg Hegel set out to make metaphysics a science, to explore the nature of the self and man's role in society, to examine the essence of the natural world, and to develop a vision of world history and the progressive consciousness of man. In this masterful introduction to German Idealism, Rudiger Bubner brings together key texts and lesser known extracts from the works of these four powerful intellects, together with insightful overviews of each philosopher and an account of the movement as a whole.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
    German Idealist Philosophy Edited with an Introduction by Rüdiger Bubner

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Biographical Notes
    Bibliography
    Kant
    Critique of Pure Reason: Preface to the Second Edition (1787)
    Critique of Practical Reason: Sections 1-8
    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
    Fichte
    Science of Knowledge: First Introduction
    On the Spirit and the Letter in Philosophy: Second Letter
    Some Lectures Concerning the Scholar's Vocation: Lectures 1-4
    Schelling
    Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature: Preface to the First Edition. Introduction.
    On the Nature of Philosophy as Science
    Hegel
    The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy: Preface. Various Forms Occurring in Contemporary Philosophy
    Phenomenology of Spirit: Introduction
    Elements of the Philosophy of Right: Preface
    The Philosophical History of the World: Second Draft (1830)

    The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. View titles by Various

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    The great quest for systematic knowledge in the decades around the year 1800 gave rise to one of the most spirited eras in the history of philosophical exploration, exemplified by the school of German Idealist philosophy. With confidence and sweeping aspirations, the Idealist philosophers Immanuel Kant, Johann Fichte, Friedrich Schelling, and Georg Hegel set out to make metaphysics a science, to explore the nature of the self and man's role in society, to examine the essence of the natural world, and to develop a vision of world history and the progressive consciousness of man. In this masterful introduction to German Idealism, Rudiger Bubner brings together key texts and lesser known extracts from the works of these four powerful intellects, together with insightful overviews of each philosopher and an account of the movement as a whole.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    German Idealist Philosophy Edited with an Introduction by Rüdiger Bubner

    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Biographical Notes
    Bibliography
    Kant
    Critique of Pure Reason: Preface to the Second Edition (1787)
    Critique of Practical Reason: Sections 1-8
    Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
    Fichte
    Science of Knowledge: First Introduction
    On the Spirit and the Letter in Philosophy: Second Letter
    Some Lectures Concerning the Scholar's Vocation: Lectures 1-4
    Schelling
    Ideas for a Philosophy of Nature: Preface to the First Edition. Introduction.
    On the Nature of Philosophy as Science
    Hegel
    The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy: Preface. Various Forms Occurring in Contemporary Philosophy
    Phenomenology of Spirit: Introduction
    Elements of the Philosophy of Right: Preface
    The Philosophical History of the World: Second Draft (1830)

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    The improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan. View titles by Various

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