The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790–1870)

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The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790–1870) assembles twenty-nine leading experts and presents twenty-eight topical chapters that survey nineteenth-century philosophy from 1790 to 1870. After an editor’s introduction, the volume covers the background of the period, then logic and mathematics, conceptions of nature and natural science, and themes across mind, language, culture, psychology, human sciences, and aesthetics. It further addresses ethics, religion, society—including the French Revolution and political economy—and philosophy of history, concluding with extensive references and scholarly indexing.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages1004

Reading Time42 h 10 min

Contents

I Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century

II Logic and Mathematics

III Nature

IV Mind, Language, and Culture

V Ethics

VI Religion

VII Society

VIII History

THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (1790–1870) The latest volume in the Cambridge History of Philosophy series, The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790–1870) brings together twentynine leading experts in the ield and covers the years 1790–1870. Their twentyeight chapters provide a comprehensive survey of the period, organizing the material topically. After a brief editor’s introduction, the book begins with three chapters surveying the background of nineteenth-century philosophy; followed by two on logic and mathematics; two on nature and natural science; four on mind, language, and culture, including psychology, the human sciences, and aesthetics; four on ethics; three on religion; seven on society, including chapterson the French Revolution, the decline of natural right, political economy, and social discontent; and three on history, dealing with historical method, speculative theories of history, and the history of philosophy. The volume concludes with an extensive list of references. Allen W. Wood is Ruth Norman Halls Professor at Indiana University and Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor emeritus at Stanford University. His recent book publications include Karl Marx (2004) and Kantian Ethics (2008). He has also edited and translated numerous works of philosophy and published extensively in academic journals. Songsuk Susan Hahn is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Université Concordia in Montréal, Québec, Canada. She has also held a teaching appointment at Johns Hopkins University and visiting appointments at Harvard University and the American University of Paris. She is the author of Contradiction in Motion: Hegel’s Organic Concept ofLife and Value (2007). The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century (1790–1870) edited by ALLEN W. WOOD Indiana University SONGSUK SUSAN HAHN Université Concordia, Montréal, Québec cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Mexico City Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, ny 10013-2473, usa [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org) Information on this [title: www.cambridge.org/9780521772730](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521772730) © Cambridge University Press 2012 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2012 Printed in the United States of America A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication data Cambridge history of philosophy in the 19th century (1790–1870) / [edited by] Allen W. Wood, Songsuk Susan Hahn. [p. cm](p. cm). Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-521-77273-0 1. Philosophy, Modern – 19th century. I. Wood, Allen W. II. Hahn, Songsuk Susan. III. Title. b803 .c36 2011 190.9′034–dc22 2010039187 isbn 978-0-521-77273-0 Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party Internet Web sites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such Web sites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. CONTENTS Contributors page ix Preface xi Allen W. Wood Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 Allen W. Wood I Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century 1 The Kantian Aftermath: Reaction and Revolution in German Philosophy 19 Robert B . Pippin 2 The Social Conditions of Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century 46 Terry Pinkard 3 The Unity of Reason and the Diversity of Life: The Idea of a System in Kant and in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy 61 Rolf-Peter Horstmann II Logic and Mathematics 4 Attempts to Rethink Logic 95 Jeremy Heis 5 Some Developme

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How is the book structured across the years 1790–1870?

It spans 1790–1870 through twenty-eight chapters organized topically. The sequence moves from background and formal disciplines to nature, mind and culture, ethics, religion, society, and finally history, supported by references at the end.

Which main philosophical areas are covered beyond broad historical context?

The volume includes logic and mathematics; conceptions of the natural world and natural sciences; mind, language, and culture (including psychology and the human sciences); ethics; religion; and society-related themes such as political economy and social change.

Who edited the volume and which institutions are associated with the editors?

Allen W. Wood (Indiana University) and Songsuk Susan Hahn (Université Concordia, Montréal) are the editors credited in the front matter of the volume.

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