Western philosophy: Enlightenment

The Immanent Word establishes that the philosophical study of language inaugurated in the 1759 works of Hamann and Lessing marks a paradigm shift in modern philosophy; it analyzes the transformation of that shift in works of Herder, Kant, Fichte, Novalis and Schlegel.

The Immanent Word establishes that the philosophical study of language inaugurated in the 1759 works of Hamann and Lessing marks a paradigm shift in modern philosophy; it analyzes the transformation of that shift in works of Herder, Kant, Fichte, Novalis and Schlegel.

The self for Kant is something real, and yet is neither appearance nor thing in itself, but rather has some third status.

The self for Kant is something real, and yet is neither appearance nor thing in itself, but rather has some third status.

Frederick G.

Frederick G.

This book explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence.

This book explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence.

Moral Self-Regard draws on the work of Marcia Baron, Joseph Butler and Allen Wood, among others in this first extensive study of the nature, foundation and significance of duties to oneself in Kant's moral theory.

This book highlights Kant's fundamental contrast between the mechanistic and dynamical conceptions of matter, which is central to his views about the foundations of physics, and is best understood in terms of the contrast between objects of sensibility and things in themselves.

Moral Self-Regard draws on the work of Marcia Baron, Joseph Butler and Allen Wood, among others in this first extensive study of the nature, foundation and significance of duties to oneself in Kant's moral theory.

Modern Philosophy is an exploration of the ideas of six major thinkers from Descartes to Hume.

Modern Philosophy is an exploration of the ideas of six major thinkers from Descartes to Hume.

This concise overview of the perception of Islam in eight of the most important German thinkers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries allows a new and fascinating investigation of how these thinkers, within their own bodies of work, often espoused contradicting ideas about Islam and their nearest Muslim neighbors.

In this volume--the first, focused study of Hume on time and identity--Baxter focuses on Hume's treatment of the concept of numerical identity, which is central to Hume's famous discussions of the external world and personal identity.

In this volume--the first, focused study of Hume on time and identity--Baxter focuses on Hume's treatment of the concept of numerical identity, which is central to Hume's famous discussions of the external world and personal identity.

This collection of seminal essays on the Prolegomena provides the student of philosophy with an invaluable overview of the issues and problems raised by Kant.

This collection of seminal essays on the Prolegomena provides the student of philosophy with an invaluable overview of the issues and problems raised by Kant.

Philosophers, anthropologists and biologists have long puzzled over the question of human nature.

Philosophers, anthropologists and biologists have long puzzled over the question of human nature.

In this updated edition of his outstanding introduction to Kant, Paul Guyer uses Kant's central conception of autonomy as the key to his thought.

In this updated edition of his outstanding introduction to Kant, Paul Guyer uses Kant's central conception of autonomy as the key to his thought.

First Published in 2016.

First Published in 2016.

The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought.

The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought.

By analysing Rousseau's conception of the general will, Zev Trachtenberg characterises the attitude of civic virtue Rousseau believes individuals must have to cooperate successfully in society.

By analysing Rousseau's conception of the general will, Zev Trachtenberg characterises the attitude of civic virtue Rousseau believes individuals must have to cooperate successfully in society.

Linguistics, Anthropology and Philosophy in the French Enlightenment treats the development of linguistic thought from Descartes to Degerando as both a part of and a determining factor in the emergence of modern consciousness.

Linguistics, Anthropology and Philosophy in the French Enlightenment treats the development of linguistic thought from Descartes to Degerando as both a part of and a determining factor in the emergence of modern consciousness.

First Published in 1980.

Why does the ghost of Kant continue to haunt contemporary critical theory?

Why does the ghost of Kant continue to haunt contemporary critical theory?

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is arguably the single most important work in western philosophy.

Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is arguably the single most important work in western philosophy.

Do we really know the things we think we know?

Do we really know the things we think we know?

David Hume was one of the most important British philosophers of the eighteenth century.

David Hume was one of the most important British philosophers of the eighteenth century.

Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain.

Dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain.

David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding are amongst the most widely-studies texts on philosophy.

Kant Troubleoffers a highly original and incisive reading of some of the lesser known aspects of Kantian thought.

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century.

David Hume was the most important British philosopher of the eighteenth century.

Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present.

Naturalization of the Soul charts the development of the concepts of soul and self in Western thought, from Plato to the present.

This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.

This book presents a new interpretation of the principle of utility in moral and political theory based on the writings of the classical utilitarians from Hume to J.

For decades scholars thought they knew Hume's position on the existence of causes and objects he was a sceptic.