David James

Rousseau and German Idealism (eBook, ePUB)

Freedom, Dependence and Necessity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The claim that Rousseau's writings influenced the development of Kant's critical philosophy, and German idealism, is not a new one. As correct as the claim may be, it does not amount to a systematic account of Rousseau's place within this philosophical tradition. It also suggests a progression whereby Rousseau's achievements are eventually eclipsed by those of Kant, Fichte and Hegel, especially with respect to the idea of freedom. In this book David James shows that Rousseau presents certain challenges that Kant and the idealists Fichte and Hegel could not fully meet, by making dependence and necessity, as well as freedom, his central concerns, and thereby raises the question of whether freedom in all its forms is genuinely possible in a condition of human interdependence marked by material inequality. His study will be valuable for all those studying Kant, German idealism and the history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ideas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781107289840
• Artikelnr.: 52987257

Autorenporträt

Like many Alaskans, David A James wandered north after college, intending to spend a summer having adventures and hopefully earning a little money. Three decades later he still hasn't left. James is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in many Alaska publications. James lives with his wife in Fairbanks, where he is an avid mountain biker.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Rousseau on freedom, dependence and necessity
2. Evil and perfectibility in Kant's liberalism
3. Imposing order: Rousseau and Fichte on property
4. Will and necessity in Hegel's philosophy of right
5. Activism and idleness: Fichte's critique of Rousseau.