For the Love of Metaphysics: Nihilism and the Conflict of Reason from Kant to Rosenzweig
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Part 1 Nihilism, Reason, And Freedom In The Early Reception Of Kant's Critical Philosophy -- 1 The Legacy Of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: Restoring Human Reason To Its Full Measure P. 21 -- 2 The Legacy Of Salomon Maimon: Philosophy As A System Actualized In Freedom P. 55 -- Part 2 The Primacy Of The Practical In Early Fichte And Schelling -- 3 Kant's Deduction Of Freedom: The Performative And First-personal Aspect Of Transcendental Arguments P. 111 -- 4 The Unconditioned In Human Knowledge: A Theoretical Puzzle Or A Practical Demand? P. 147 -- Part 3 Nihilism And The Affirmation Of The World In Schelling And Rosenzweig -- 5 Why Is There A Realm Of Experience At All? Love And Defiance As The Two Forms Of Human Individuation P. 177 -- 6 The Star Of Redemption As A System Of Philosophy: The Human Word As A Response To The Word Of God, And Human Words And Actions As The Means For The Unification Of God P. 211. Karin Nisenbaum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the historical and conceptual relationship between nihilism and the limits of human reason within the tradition of German Idealism from Kant to Rosenzweig. Karin Nisenbaum, a scholar of modern European philosophy, utilizes a rigorous analytical framework to examine how early modern thinkers attempted to reconcile the demands of freedom with the constraints of theoretical knowledge. By tracing the evolution of these arguments, the author argues that the affirmation of the world and human experience serves as a necessary response to the threat of nihilism.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of the reception of Kantian critical philosophy by Jacobi and Maimon
- Examination of the primacy of practical reason in the early works of Fichte and Schelling
- Investigation into the role of love and defiance in human individuation
- Discussion of Rosenzweig's 'The Star of Redemption' as a systematic philosophical response
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a comprehensive history of all post-Kantian philosophy
- It does not focus on contemporary analytic interpretations of these thinkers
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars in the field of German Idealism recognize this text as a sophisticated contribution to the study of the transition from Kantian critique to existentialist themes. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which requires a strong foundational knowledge of the primary source materials discussed.
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Publication Date:
2018-10-18
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0190680679
ISBN-13:
9780190680671
Philosophy
nihilism
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Kantianismus
Metaphysik
Reason
Philosophy history
Metaphysics
German Idealism
Nihilismus
Métaphysique
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