Edinburgh University Press German Idealism: An Anthology and Guide

This book brings together and introduces selections from the main philosophical writings of the German Idealists: Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel. As well as being the most comprehensive anthology of this period of the history of philosophy it also provides scholarly guides to all of the selected material. Each of the selected texts comes with an editorial introduction to help the reader through the specific problems dealt with in the text as well as explaining its historical context. In addition there is an introductory essay which sets out the many challenges faced in any interpretation of the German Idealist period of philosophy. The material is arranged thematically into the following sections, Self and Knowledge, Freedom and Morality, Law and State, Art and Beauty, History and Reason, Nature and Science, God and Religion. This arrangement enables the reader to appreciate the differing positions of Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel on the central questions of philosophy. This book is indispensable for those who want to understand the unique character, problems, and questions of German Idealism, and will also be useful to those who want to explore new areas of this influential and original epoch of philosophy. Features *Essential texts combined with a thorough guide to German Idealism *Concentrates on the four major figures of German Idealism - Kant, Fichte, Schelling and Hegel *Thematic sections maximise the book's use for teaching purposes *Makes available material which is difficult to find Review "The primary texts of these of this excellently organized collection are well selected by experts who have a deeep understanding of the period as a whole and its contribution to subject areas that continue to be of contemporary interest."--Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame "This is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike."--Stephen Houlgate, University of Warwick "The primary texts of these of this excellently organized collection are well selected by experts who have a deeep understanding of the period as a whole and its contribution to subject areas that continue to be of contemporary interest."--Karl Ameriks, University of Notre Dame  "This is a welcome and helpful collection of key texts by the four great German Idealists which will be a very valuable resource for students and teachers alike."--Stephen Houlgate, University of Warwick  About the Author Brian O'Connor is College Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University College Dublin. He is Editor of The Adorno Reader (Blackwell Publishers, 2000) and Adorno's Negative Dialectic (forthcoming, Oxford University Press). Georg Mohr is with the Department of Philosophy, University of Bremen, Germany