A companion to nineteenth-century philosophy / edited by John Shand.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Chronology of Nineteenth-Century Philosophers; Timeline of Philosophers; Introduction; I; II; III; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 1 Transcendental Idealism: Kant; Introduction; The Copernican Turn; The Critical Apparatus; A Priori/A Posteriori; Concept and Intuition; Cognition and Thought; Receptive/Spontaneous; Analytic/Synthetic; Appearances/Things in Themselves; Transcendental Strategies; Transcendental Realism and Illusion; Freedom and Morality; The Limits of Transcendental Idealism; Notes; Bibliography Chapter 2 Theory of Science: Fichte, SchellingKant, Reinhold and the Foundations of Knowledge; Fichte's Wissenschaftslehre: A Theory of Science; The Fundamental Principles of the Foundations of the Entire Wissenschaftslehre; Schelling's Foundationalism; Naturphilosophie and Transcendental Philosophy; The Philosophical Break; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Absolute Idealism: Hegel; Introduction; Hegel's Notion of Philosophy; Hegel on (Pre- )Kantian Philosophy; Part I of Hegel's System: Logic; The Logic's Part I: Being; The Logic's Part II: Essence; The Logic's Part III: The Concept Part II of Hegel's System: NatureThe Philosophy of Nature's Part I: Mechanics; The Philosophy of Nature's Part II: Physics; The Philosophy of Nature's Part III: Organic Physics; Part III of Hegel's System: Geist; The Philosophy of Geist's Part I: Subjective Geist; The Philosophy of Geist's Part II: Objective Geist; The Philosophy of Geist's Part III: Absolute Geist; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4 The World as Will and Representation: Schopenhauer; Pessimism; The World as Representation; The World as Will; The Ideas; The Will and Pessimism; Salvation; Conclusion; Notes; References Chapter 5 Historicizing Naturalism: Mill, ComteMill, Naturalism and Knowledge; The Rejection of the A Priori; Induction; The Scope of Inductive Knowledge; Worries: Circularity and Hypothesis; Mill, Comte and the History of Knowledge; Naturalism and History; Comte's Three Stage Law; Reason and History; Comte's Influence on Mill; Mill as a Historicist; Historicism; Associationism and Theory Laden Observation; Naturalism and Relativism; Realism and the World in Itself; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 6 The Single Individual is Higher than the Universal: Kierkegaard Kierkegaard's Connections to Nineteenth-Century PhilosophersEthics; Epistemology; Metaphysics; The Future of Kierkegaard Scholarship; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 The Rise of Liberal Utilitarianism: Bentham, Mill; Introduction; Bentham's Political Philosophy; The Principle of Utility; Four Subordinate Ends and the Universal Interest; Official Aptitude; The Assumption of Infallibility; Mill's Comments on Bentham; The Importance of Character in the Evaluation of Consequences; The Importance of Developing Character to Promote Happiness; Quality of Pleasures

"Investigate the challenging and nuanced philosophy of the long nineteenth century from Kant to Bergson Philosophy in the nineteenth century was characterized by new ways of thinking, a desperate searching for new truths. As science, art, and religion were transformed by social pressures and changing worldviews, old certainties fell away, leaving many with a terrifying sense of loss and a realization that our view of things needed to be profoundly rethought. The Blackwell Companion to Nineteenth-Century Philosophy covers the developments, setbacks, upsets, and evolutions in the varied philosophy of the nineteenth century, beginning with an examination of Kant's Transcendental Idealism, instrumental in the fundamental philosophical shifts that marked the beginning of this new and radical age in the history of philosophy. Guiding readers chronologically and thematically through the progression of nineteenth-century thinking, this guide emphasizes clear explanation and analysis of the core ideas of nineteenth-century philosophy in an historically transitional period. It covers the most important philosophers of the era, including Hegel, Fichte, Schopenhauer, Mill, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Bradley, and philosophers whose work manifests the transition from the nineteenth century into the modern era, such as Sidgwick, Peirce, Husserl, Frege and Bergson. The study of nineteenth-century philosophy offers us insight into the origin and creation of the modern era. In this volume, readers will have access to a thorough and clear understanding of philosophy that shaped our world."

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