18th Century German Philosophy - Kant, General & Miscellaneous German Philosophy
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Overview
This comprehensive history of German philosophy from its medieval beginnings tonear the end of the eighteenth century explores the spirit of German intellectual life and its distinctiveness from that of other countries. Beck devotes whole chapters to four great philosophers B Nicholas of Cusa, Leibniz, Lessing, and Kant B and extensively examines many others, including Albertus Magnus, Meister Eckhart, Paracelsus, Kepler, Mendelssohn, Wolff, and Herder. Questioning explanations of philosophy by the racial or ethnic character of its exponents, Beck's conclusion is that German philosophy developed as a series of diverse responses to the historical experiences of the German people. The peculiarities of German philosophy must be viewed in the light of German political problems and educational structures. In particular he stresses the importance of the connections between philosophy and Germany's intellectual, literary, religious, and political history.Book Details
Published
May 14, 1970
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1969.
Pages
570
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780674221253