German Idealism - Cambridge Philosophical Studies Pointer (English Version)

Author: Karl Ameriks
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: German Idealism is a philosophical guide organized by philosophical schools or stages. The book considers both the fundamental metaphysical issues related to German Idealism and outlines the theoretical connections between its thinkers through the history of categories. Its scope extends beyond philosophy or metaphysics, also encompassing literature, art, and religion, offering a unique perspective. Suitable for scholars and students, it can be regarded as a distinctive work of academic history. Cambridge Studies in the History of Philosophy is a series of academic reference books published by Cambridge University Press in the 1990s. As the original editors stated: "One of the purposes of this series is to help readers overcome the intimidation factor of challenging philosophical works." For non-professional readers and students interested in philosophy, it provides an authoritative and convenient guide; for experts and in-depth researchers, it offers an overview of various critical interpretations and recent developments. The Commercial Press has introduced and published German Idealism in its original English version to facilitate domestic readers and researchers, hoping that this research guide will help China's reading community grasp academic trends and broaden their intellectual horizons. German Idealism is a philosophical guide organized by philosophical schools or stages. The book considers both the fundamental metaphysical issues related to German Idealism and outlines the theoretical connections between its thinkers through the history of categories. Its scope extends beyond philosophy or metaphysics, also encompassing literature, art, and religion, offering a unique perspective. Suitable for scholars and students, it can be regarded as a distinctive work of academic history.
Author Bio: Karl Ameriks is the McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is co-editor of the series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. He has written Kant's Theory of Mind (2nd edn., 2000) and Kant and the Fate of Autonomy: Problems in the Appropriation of the Critical Philosophy (2000). He has co-edited The Modern Subject: Conceptions of the Self in Classical German Philosophy (1995) and co-translated Immanuel Kant/Lectures on Metaphysics (1997) and Edmund Husserl, Experience and Judgment (1973).