Introduction
- Kant wrote in the Critique of Pure Reason, “For the law of reason to seek unity is necessary, since without it we would have no reason, and without that, no coherent use of the understanding, and, lacking that, no sufficient mark of empirical truth.” This unity of reason, taken as a holistic condition, was central to the convictions of the idealists. To them, Kant layed bare the right path forward, but also fundamental failings in his execution of a critique of reason which needed to be overcome in order for reason to secure its own, internal end. In this chapter, I discuss key themes in the positive inheritance of Kant’s thought in classical German philosophy and offer an overview of the arguments and significances of each contribution to this volume. The aim is not to minimize important differences between Kant and post-Kantian Idealists, but rather to emphasize core retentions of Kant’s thought.
Author details: | Gerad GentryORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429429828 |
ISBN: | 978-0-42942-982-8 |
ISBN: | 978-1-032-00160-9 |
ISBN: | 978-1-138-36736-4 |
Title of parent work (English): | Kantian legacies in German Idealism |
Subtitle (English): | the legacies of Kant in German Idealism |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Place of publishing: | New York |
Publication type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2021/05/11 |
Publication year: | 2021 |
Release date: | 2024/01/23 |
Number of pages: | 12 |
First page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 12 |
Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Philosophie |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 10 Philosophie / 100 Philosophie und Psychologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |