German Idealism: The Struggle against Subjectivism, 1781-1801
One of the very few accounts in English of German idealism, this ambitious work advances and revises our understanding of both the history and the thought of the classical period of German philosophy. As he traces the structure and evolution of idealism as a doctrine, Frederick Beiser exposes a strong objective, or realist, strain running from Kant to Hegel and identifies the crucial role of the early romantics—Hölderlin, Schlegel, and Novalis—as the founders of absolute idealism.
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One of the very few accounts in English of German idealism, this ambitious work advances and revises our understanding of both the history and the thought of the classical period of German philosophy. As he traces the structure and evolution of idealism as a doctrine, Frederick Beiser exposes a strong objective, or realist, strain running from Kant to Hegel and identifies the crucial role of the early romantics—Hölderlin, Schlegel, and Novalis—as the founders of absolute idealism. Grant Kaplan - Review of Metaphysics Frederick Beiser's new work provides English readers [with] a comprehensive and masterly explanation of the central forces that shaped the important philosophical movement known as German idealism. German Idealism is well written, exquisitely argued, and copiously researched. It easily outdistances much of the German scholarship and will serve as a benchmark for future English language scholarship. It is a must-read for scholars of the field, a helpful, accessible guide for the interested, and a valuable resource for all historians of philosophy.
Introduction1IKant's Critique of IdealismIntroduction: Kant and the Problem of Subjectivism171Idealism in the Precritical Years272Transcendental Idealism and Empirical Realism483The First Edition Refutation of Skeptical Idealism614The First Edition Refutation of Dogmatic Idealism755Kant and Berkeley886The Second Edition Refutation of Problematic Idealism1047Kant and the Way of Ideas1328The Transcendental Subject1489The Status of the Transcendental16310Kant's Idealism in the Opus postumum180IIFichte's Critique of SubjectivismIntroduction: The Interpretation of Fichte's Idealism2171Fichte and the Subjectivist Tradition2232The Battle against Skepticism2403Criticism versus Dogmatism2604Freedom and Subjectivity2735Knowledge of Freedom2896Critical Idealism3077The Refutation of Idealism3208The Structure of Intersubjectivity334IIIAbsolute Idealism1Absolute Idealism: General Introduction3492Holderlin and Absolute Idealism3753Novalis' Magical Idealism4074Friedrich Schlegel's Absolute Idealism435IVSchelling and Absolute IdealismIntroduction: The Troublesome Schellingian Legacy4651The Path toward Absolute Idealism4692The Development of Naturphilosophie4833Schelling's Break with Fichte4914Problems, Methods, and Concepts of Naturphilosophie5065Theory of Life and Matter5296Schelling's Absolute Idealism5517The Dark Night of the Absolute5658Absolute Knowledge577Notes597Bibliography695Index721
\ Review of MetaphysicsFrederick Beiser's new work provides English readers [with] a comprehensive and masterly explanation of the central forces that shaped the important philosophical movement known as German idealism. German Idealism is well written, exquisitely argued, and copiously researched. It easily outdistances much of the German scholarship and will serve as a benchmark for future English language scholarship. It is a must-read for scholars of the field, a helpful, accessible guide for the interested, and a valuable resource for all historians of philosophy.\ — Grant Kaplan\ \ \ \ \ \ Times Literary Supplement[A] magnificent new book...That Beiser manages to keep the reader afloat as he steers through such deep and turbulent waters deserves the highest praise. Expository writing of unfailing lucidity is supported by reference to an unrivalled range of sources...I learned something from this book on almost every page...For anyone at all seriously interested in the topic this is now the place to start.\ — Michael Rosen\ \ \
