German Philosophers contains studies of four of the most important German theorists: Kant, arguably the most influential modern philosopher; Hegel, whose philosophy inspired a vision of a communist society that for more than one hundred years enlivened revolutionary movements around the world; Schopenhauer, renowned for his pessimistic view that for human individual non-existence would be preferable; and Nietzsche, who has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people.
Written by leading scholars in the field, German Philosophers is the only work to bring together texts on the four philosophers who represent a central school of German philosophy. With a Foreword by Sir Keith Thomas and extensive notes for further reading, this handy volume serves as an easy-to-use introduction for the beginning philosophy student and a quick and comprehensive reference for scholars.
German Philosophers contains studies of four of the most important German theorists: Kant, arguably the most influential modern philosopher; Hegel, whose philosophy inspired a vision of a communist society that for more than one hundred years enlivened revolutionary movements around the world; Schopenhauer, renowned for his pessimistic view that for human individual non-existence would be preferable; and Nietzsche, who has been appropriated as an icon by an astonishingly diverse spectrum of people.
Written by leading scholars in the field, German Philosophers is the only work to bring together texts on the four philosophers who represent a central school of German philosophy. With a Foreword by Sir Keith Thomas and extensive notes for further reading, this handy volume serves as an easy-to-use introduction for the beginning philosophy student and a quick and comprehensive reference for scholars.
Keith Thomas: Foreword
KantRoger Scruton:
1: Life, works and character
2: The background of Kant's thought
3: The transcendental deduction
4: The logic of illusion
5: The categorical imperative
6: Beauty and design
7: Transcendental philosophy
Further reading
HegelPeter Singer:
Preface
1: Hegel's times and life
2: History with a purpose
3: Freedom and community
4: The odyssey of mind
5: Logic and dialectics
6: Aftermath
Note of sources
Further reading
SchopenhauerChristopher Janaway:
1: Schopenhauer's life and works
2: Within and beyond appearance
3: The world as will and representation
4: Will, body, and the self
5: Character, sex, and the unconscious
6: Art and Ideas
7: Ethics: seeing the world aright
8: Existence and pessimism
9: Schopenhauer's influence
Further reading
NietzscheMichael Tanner:
1: The image of Nietzsche
2: Tragedy: birth, death, rebirth
3: Disillusionment and withdrawal
4: Morality and its discontents
5: The one thing needful
6: Prophecy
7: Occupying the high ground
8: Masters and slaves
9: Philosophizing with a hammer
References
Further reading
Roger Scruton is Visiting Professor at Birkbeck College, University
of London. His books include Spinoza, Sexual Desire, and Modern
Philosophy, along with several works of fiction. Peter Singer is
DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is best
known for his book Animal Liberation, sometimes called 'the Bible
of the modern animal movement'. His other books include Practical
Ethics, Hegel, How Are We to Live?, Ethics into Action and A
Darwinian
Left? He is also the author of the major article on ethics in the
current edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Christopher
Janaway is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Birkbeck College,
University of
London, and author of Self and World in Schopenhauer's Philosophy
(1989) and Images of Excellence: Plato's Critique of the Arts
(1995). Michael Tanner is a Fellow of Corpus Christi College and a
University Lecturer in Philosophy at Cambridge. His publications
include A Critical History of Opera (forthcoming) and Wagner
(1995).
`Review from previous edition Roger Scruton on Kant:
'Roger Scruton faced perhaps the most intractable task of all in
giving an elementary account of Kant's philosophy ... but he does
it extremely elegantly and neatly.''
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