The Genesis of Neo-Kantianism, 1796-1880

Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press (2014)
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Abstract

Neo-Kantianism was an important movement in German philosophy of the late 19th century: Frederick Beiser traces its development back to the late 18th century, and explains its rise as a response to three major developments in German culture: the collapse of speculative idealism; the materialism controversy; and the identity crisis of philosophy

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Chapters

The Interim Years, 1840–1860

Chapter 4 discusses a transitional period in the development of neo-Kantianism, the years from 1840 to 1860, after the end of the early neo-Kantians (Fries, Herbart and Beneke) and before the florescence of neo-Kantianism in the 1860s. It treats several developments: the crisis of philosop... see more

Kuno Fischer, Hegelian Neo-Kantian

Chapter 5 discusses the early philosophical development of Kuno Fischer, who was a leading neo-Kantian in the 1860s. It focuses on Fischer’s attempt to synthesize Kant and Hegel, and his ambivalent attitude towards Kant’s philosophy. Fischer sometimes Kantianized Hegel and sometimes Hegeli... see more

Rehabilitating Otto Liebmann

Chapter 7 discusses the early philosophical works and development of Otto Liebmann. It focuses upon the contents and motives behind his early Kant und die Epigonen and his early critique of Schopenhauer. I attempt to rescue Liebmann’s reputation from Klaus Christian Köhnke’s severe critici... see more

The Battle against Pessimism

Chapter 10 discusses a crucial development in the formation of neo-Kantianism: its polemic against pessimism. Neo-Kantianism resisted Schopenhauer’s philosophy chiefly because of its quietism, which ran counter to neo-Kantian liberalism and nationalism. This liberal activism is shown to ha... see more

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