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"Interpreting Hegel means taking a stand on all the philosophical,
political and religious problems of our century." Merleau-Ponty
G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), arguably the greatest philosopher of
the nineteenth century, decisively influenced the direction of all
subsequent European thought. He has been interpreted variously as a
theist and an atheist, a conservative and a liberal, an
essentialist and a proto-existentialist, a rationalist and an
irrationalist. In all the areas he covered, Hegel sought a new form
of understanding that had eluded his predecessors but which he
believed was necessary for mankind to once again find itself "at
home in the world."
This collection of works on Hegel reflects the many-sided nature
of Hegel's reception from 1831 onwards, and offers critical studies
on the full range of his work. The four volumes incorporate the
classic readings of Hegel, from both the continental and analytic
traditions, and also include the central twentieth-century readings
influenced by developments in European thought which reappraise his
work. These volumes offer a unique perspective on Hegel by
revealing how our understanding of him is influenced by historical
readings of his work. Each volume provides a clear and helpful
introduction which sets the articles in their historic context and
highlights the central philosophical issues they raise.
This book explores the complex relationship between the
philosophical schools of idealism and pragmatism. Idealism is the
older tradition, with roots in Plato and Platonism, and has been
developed in a myriad of forms. At heart, it holds that reality is
either mind-like, or is contained in the mind. Pragmatism is a
newer school, traceable to the work of philosophers such as C.S.
Peirce and William James in the mid-nineteenth century. It offers a
distinctive account of meaning, knowledge, and metaphysics which
stresses our place as agents within the world. While these two
schools have often been set at odds with one another, it is
increasingly recognized that idealism and pragmatism share some
important common ground, and that their respective histories have
been intertwined. The contributions to this volume, by leading
international scholars, put these debates in a new light by
studying the interrelation across a range of thinkers and issues,
including Kant, Schelling, Hegel, Royce, Renouvier and Collingwood
on the one side, and Peirce, James, Dewey and Brandom on the other.
This book was first published as a special issue of the British
Journal for the History of Philosophy.
This book explores the complex relationship between the
philosophical schools of idealism and pragmatism. Idealism is the
older tradition, with roots in Plato and Platonism, and has been
developed in a myriad of forms. At heart, it holds that reality is
either mind-like, or is contained in the mind. Pragmatism is a
newer school, traceable to the work of philosophers such as C.S.
Peirce and William James in the mid-nineteenth century. It offers a
distinctive account of meaning, knowledge, and metaphysics which
stresses our place as agents within the world. While these two
schools have often been set at odds with one another, it is
increasingly recognized that idealism and pragmatism share some
important common ground, and that their respective histories have
been intertwined. The contributions to this volume, by leading
international scholars, put these debates in a new light by
studying the interrelation across a range of thinkers and issues,
including Kant, Schelling, Hegel, Royce, Renouvier and Collingwood
on the one side, and Peirce, James, Dewey and Brandom on the other.
This book was first published as a special issue of the British
Journal for the History of Philosophy.
Philosophers working within the pragmatist tradition have pictured
their relation to Kant and Kantianism in very diverse terms: some
have presented their work as an appropriation and development of
Kantian ideas, some have argued that pragmatism is an approach in
complete opposition to Kant. This collection investigates the
relationship between pragmatism, Kant, and current Kantian
approaches to transcendental arguments in a detailed and original
way. Chapters highlight pragmatist aspects of Kant's thought and
trace the influence of Kant on the work of pragmatists and
neo-pragmatists, engaging with the work of Peirce, James, Lewis,
Sellars, Rorty, and Brandom, among others. They also consider to
what extent contemporary approaches to transcendental arguments are
compatible with a pragmatist standpoint. The book includes
contributions from renowned authors working on Kant, pragmatism and
contemporary Kantian approaches to philosophy, and provides an
authoritative and original perspective on the relationship between
pragmatism and Kantianism.
Philosophers working within the pragmatist tradition have pictured
their relation to Kant and Kantianism in very diverse terms: some
have presented their work as an appropriation and development of
Kantian ideas, some have argued that pragmatism is an approach in
complete opposition to Kant. This collection investigates the
relationship between pragmatism, Kant, and current Kantian
approaches to transcendental arguments in a detailed and original
way. Chapters highlight pragmatist aspects of Kant's thought and
trace the influence of Kant on the work of pragmatists and
neo-pragmatists, engaging with the work of Peirce, James, Lewis,
Sellars, Rorty, and Brandom, among others. They also consider to
what extent contemporary approaches to transcendental arguments are
compatible with a pragmatist standpoint. The book includes
contributions from renowned authors working on Kant, pragmatism and
contemporary Kantian approaches to philosophy, and provides an
authoritative and original perspective on the relationship between
pragmatism and Kantianism.
""Hegel's holistic metaphysics challenges much recent ontology
with its atomistic and reductionist assumptions; Stern offers us an
original reading of Hegel and contrasts him with his predecessor,
Kant. ""
An original and systematic synthesis of the major postwar
developments in theory and policy of balance-of-payments
adjustment, this book focuses on the present-day system of
pegged-but-adjustable exchange rates and the problems that policy
authorities must face if they are to attain full employment, price
stability, balance-of-payments equilibrium, and a satisfactory rate
of economic growth. The dominate theme of this book is that any
system of exchange rates carries with it assumptions about the way
it works and how effective the automatic and policy-motivated
forces operate to bring about equilibrium in a country's balance of
payments. By analyzing balance-of-payments adjustment and policies
under alternative exchange-rate systems, and with different
assumptions concerning the level of employment and prices, it is
possible to embrace a wide variety of contemporary and historical
circumstances experienced by individual countries and the world as
a whole. In this way the author assesses the economic consequences
of the different exchange-rate systems and of the policies that
countries may follow to attain their national objectives. In
particular it appears to Professor Stern that the international
monetary turmoil of the past ten years can be traced to the
exchange-rate inflexibilities of the adjustable-peg system and to
the creation of excessive reserves under the dollar standard. He
demonstrates that the international monetary system must be
redesigned to permit greater exchange-rate inflexibility and
control over the creation of new international reserve assets.
"Robert M. Stern" is professor emeritus of economics and public
policy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the
co-director of the Research Seminar in International Economics at
the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He is also head of the
Ford School International Concentration and the Ford school program
of research on U.S. Japan international economic relations.
An original and systematic synthesis of the major postwar
developments in theory and policy of balance-of-payments
adjustment, this book focuses on the present-day system of
pegged-but-adjustable exchange rates and the problems that policy
authorities must face if they are to attain full employment, price
stability, balance-of-payments equilibrium, and a satisfactory rate
of economic growth. The dominate theme of this book is that any
system of exchange rates carries with it assumptions about the way
it works and how effective the automatic and policy-motivated
forces operate to bring about equilibrium in a country's balance of
payments. By analyzing balance-of-payments adjustment and policies
under alternative exchange-rate systems, and with different
assumptions concerning the level of employment and prices, it is
possible to embrace a wide variety of contemporary and historical
circumstances experienced by individual countries and the world as
a whole. In this way the author assesses the economic consequences
of the different exchange-rate systems and of the policies that
countries may follow to attain their national objectives. In
particular it appears to Professor Stern that the international
monetary turmoil of the past ten years can be traced to the
exchange-rate inflexibilities of the adjustable-peg system and to
the creation of excessive reserves under the dollar standard. He
demonstrates that the international monetary system must be
redesigned to permit greater exchange-rate inflexibility and
control over the creation of new international reserve assets.
Hegel's holistic metaphysics challenges much recent ontology with
its atomistic and reductionist assumptions; Stern offers us an
original reading of Hegel and contrasts him with his predecessor,
Kant. This book should be of interest to advanced students and
lecturers in philosophy.
The Phenomenology of Spirit is arguably Hegela (TM)s most
influential and important work, and is considered to be essential
in understanding Hegela (TM)s philosophical system and his
contribution to western philosophy. The Routledge Guidebook to
Hegela (TM)s Phenomenology of Spirit introduces the major themes in
Hegela (TM)s great book and aids the reader in understanding this
key work, examining:
- The context of Hegela (TM)s work and the background to his
writing
- Each separate part of the text in relation to its goals,
meanings and impact
- The reception the book received when first seen by the
world
- The relevance of Hegela (TM)s work to modern philosophy
With a helpful introductory overview of the text, end of chapter
summaries and further reading included throughout, this text is
essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those
wishing to get to grips with this classic work of philosophy.
Since Barry Stroud's classic paper in 1968, the general discussion
on transcendental arguments tends to focus on examples from
theoretical philosophy. It also tends to be pessimistic, or at
least extremely reluctant, about the potential of this kind of
arguments. Nevertheless, transcendental reasoning continues to play
a prominent role in some recent approaches to moral philosophy.
Moreover, some authors argue that transcendental arguments may be
more promising in moral philosophy than they are in theoretical
contexts. Against this background, the current volume focuses on
transcendental arguments in practical philosophy. Experts from
different countries and branches of philosophy share their views
about whether there are actually differences between "theoretical"
and "practical" uses of transcendental arguments. They examine and
compare different versions of transcendental arguments in moral
philosophy, explain their structure, and assess their respective
problems and promises. This book offers all those interested in
ethics, meta-ethics, or epistemology a more comprehensive
understanding of transcendental arguments. It also provides them
with new insights into uses of transcendental reasoning in moral
philosophy.
[T]he present groundwork is nothing more than the identification
and vindication of the supreme principle of morality.' In the
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals (1785), Immanuel Kant
makes clear his two central intentions: first, to uncover the
principle that underpins morality, and secondly to defend its
applicability to human beings. The result is one of the most
significant texts in the history of ethics, and a masterpiece of
Enlightenment thinking. Kant argues that moral law tells us to act
only in ways that others could also act, thereby treating them as
ends in themselves and not merely as means. Kant contends that
despite apparent threats to our freedom from science, and to ethics
from our self-interest, we can nonetheless take ourselves to be
free rational agents, who as such have a motivation to act on this
moral law, and thus the ability to act as moral beings. One of the
most studied works of moral philosophy, this new translation by
Robert Stern, Joe Saunders, and Christopher Bennett illuminates
this famous text for modern readers.
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The Phenomenology of Spirit is arguably Hegela (TM)s most
influential and important work, and is considered to be essential
in understanding Hegela (TM)s philosophical system and his
contribution to western philosophy. The Routledge Guidebook to
Hegela (TM)s Phenomenology of Spirit introduces the major themes in
Hegela (TM)s great book and aids the reader in understanding this
key work, examining:
- The context of Hegela (TM)s work and the background to his
writing
- Each separate part of the text in relation to its goals,
meanings and impact
- The reception the book received when first seen by the
world
- The relevance of Hegela (TM)s work to modern philosophy
With a helpful introductory overview of the text, end of chapter
summaries and further reading included throughout, this text is
essential reading for all students of philosophy, and all those
wishing to get to grips with this classic work of philosophy.
Since Barry Stroud's classic paper in 1968, the general discussion
on transcendental arguments tends to focus on examples from
theoretical philosophy. It also tends to be pessimistic, or at
least extremely reluctant, about the potential of this kind of
arguments. Nevertheless, transcendental reasoning continues to play
a prominent role in some recent approaches to moral philosophy.
Moreover, some authors argue that transcendental arguments may be
more promising in moral philosophy than they are in theoretical
contexts. Against this background, the current volume focuses on
transcendental arguments in practical philosophy. Experts from
different countries and branches of philosophy share their views
about whether there are actually differences between "theoretical"
and "practical" uses of transcendental arguments. They examine and
compare different versions of transcendental arguments in moral
philosophy, explain their structure, and assess their respective
problems and promises. This book offers all those interested in
ethics, meta-ethics, or epistemology a more comprehensive
understanding of transcendental arguments. It also provides them
with new insights into uses of transcendental reasoning in moral
philosophy.
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Controverting Kierkegaard
K E Løgstrup; Translated by Hans Fink, Kees van Kooten Niekerk; Edited by Bjørn Rabjerg, Robert Stern
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This is the first English edition of a major work by the Danish
philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). It is the
culmination of his critical engagement with Kierkegaardianism,
which had begun almost 20 years earlier. In this text, Løgstrup
focuses on four main themes in Kierkegaard: his understanding of
Christ and thus of Christianity; his understanding of suffering in
human existence; Christian vs. secular ethics; and Platonistic
influences on Kierkegaard's position, which Løgstrup characterises
as nihilistic. Løgstrup presents his own alternative conception in
response: that Christ revealed universal ontological ethical
structures that put Christians and non-Christians on a par; that
suffering is a basic human experience and so there is no such thing
as a particular Christian suffering; that sovereign expressions of
life such as trust, sincerity, and compassion are the fundamental
phenomena of ethics that enable our lives to function, and are thus
given as a gift of creation, not of faith; and finally that human
existence as created is meaningful and holds value and so is not a
Kierkegaardian 'nothingness' of mere relativity. As well as
offering a classic and yet controversial critique of Kierkegaard,
this text also develops Løgstrup's conception of the sovereign
expressions of life, which was to become central to his later
ethics, further deepening his distinctive understanding of the
human condition. Here translated in full for the first time, it
will now be possible for English-speaking readers to explore the
issues that drew Løgstrup into his controversion with Kierkegaard.
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Ethical Concepts and Problems (Hardcover)
Knud Ejler Logstrup; Translated by Kees van Kooten Niekerk, Kristian-Alberto Lykke Cobos; Introduction by Hans Fink; Edited by Bjorn Rabjerg, …
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This is first English edition of Ethical Concepts and Problems
(1971) by Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Logstrup
(1905-81). Originally published as a contribution to a textbook of
ethics for students of theology, it propounds a philosophical
ethics in continuity with Martin Luther's conception of the natural
law. We find here the core idea from The Ethical Demand, that in
our dealings with others we are faced with the demand that we take
care of them, now conceptualized as the central tenet of an
ontological ethics based on human interdependence as a fundamental
condition of life. Later in his career, Logstrup developed a
conception of what he called 'the sovereign expressions of
life'-spontaneous other-regarding impulses or ways of conduct such
as trust, sincerity, and compassion-and these are here described
and determined in their relation to the ethical demand and moral
norms. Furthermore, this key text discusses a number of central
ethical concepts such as duty, responsibility, will, and choice.
Logstrup also explores the relationship between love of the
neighbour and politics, before finally concluding with an extensive
discussion of political questions such as cultural policy,
democracy, and the right of resistance. Ethical Concepts and
Problems therefore offers an instructive survey of important parts
of Logstrup's ethical and political thinking, from theological
issues like Luther's doctrine of the bondage of the will, to the
ideas of philosophers such as Descartes, Kant, Nietzsche, and
Kierkegaard. In this edition Logstrup's original text is accurately
rendered into readable English and paired with an introduction
which explains the main themes and wider context of the work.
The Ethical Demand (1956) by K. E. Logstrup is one of the great
works of modern moral philosophy: it is presented here in a new
translation with introduction and notes. Logstrup puts forward his
distinctive view concerning our vulnerability to each other and
what this requires of us in response. He starts by considering
Jesus's 'proclamation' to love your neighbour and how this can be
understood in 'purely human terms' as relating to basic features of
our existence. Reflecting on the phenomenon of trust, Logstrup
emphasizes the fundamental interdependence of human life and how
this gives rise to an 'ethical demand' on us to care for the other,
which he characterizes as radical, silent, one-sided, and
unfulfillable. In order to make sense of a demand of this sort,
Logstrup argues, we must see 'life as a gift', rather than treating
ourselves as the sovereign grounds for our own existence. He
contrasts this demand to social norms, which are often reciprocal
in this way, and argues that while such norms are changeable, the
ethical demand itself is absolute. Logstrup therefore makes a
fundamental contribution to our understanding of the nature of-and
basis for-our obligations to each other. In this critical edition,
Logstrup's original text is accurately rendered into readable
English and paired with an introduction which explains the main
themes and wider context of the work.
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