About the Book
German Idealism is one of the most fruitful and influential movements in the history of philosophy. The Palgrave Handbook of German Idealism covers this era in meticulous detail, with contributions from some of the best scholars in this field, nearly all of which have been specially commissioned for this volume. Chapters set the philosophers and their work in historical context, evaluate the philosophical importance of the four most important idealists (Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel), and address the many fields of philosophy to which they made the greatest impact, including epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, political theory, logic, and metaphysics. In addition, separate sections of the book are devoted to contemporary reactions to Kant, German Romanticism, and lesser-known idealists who are often neglected in the secondary literature. Because of its comprehensiveness and the quality of its scholarship, this book is an essential resource for both students and specialists.
About the Author: Frederick C. Beiser, Syracuse University, USA William F. Bristow, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Marina F. Bykova, North Carolina State University, USA Cynthia D. Coe, Central Washington University, USA Alix Cohen, University of Edinburgh, UK Benjamin D. Crowe, University of Utah, USA Lara Denis, Agnes Scott College, USA J. M. Fritzman, Lewis and Clark College, USA George di Giovanni, McGill University, Montréal, Canada Kien-how Goh is an independent scholar Iain Hamilton Grant, University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, UK Christina M. Gschwandtner, Fordham University, USA Paul Guyer, Brown University, USA Steven Hoeltzel, James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA David James, University of Warwick, UK Bruce Matthews, Bard College Faculty, USA Elizabeth Millán, DePaul University in Chicago, USA Steve Naragon, Manchester University, Indiana, USA Frederick Neuhouser, Barnard College, Columbia University, USA Andreja Novakovic, College of William and Mary, USA Stephen R. Palmquist, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Kristin Parvizian, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Terry Pinkard, Georgetown University, USA Timothy Rosenkoetter, Dartmouth College, USA Sally Sedgwick, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Devin Zane Shaw teaches at the University of Ottawa, Canada Allen Speight, Boston University, USA Peter Thielke, Claremont Colleges, USA Michael Vater, Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA Ben Vilhauer, CUNY City College, USA Violetta L. Waibel, University of Vienna, Austria Brian Watkins, Duke University, USA Robert Wicks, University of Auckland, New Zealand Jason M. Wirth, Seattle University, USA Allen Wood, Indiana University, USA Slavoj i ek, University of London, UK Günter Zöller, University of Munich, Germany