Friedrich Schlegel and the Emergence of Romantic Philosophy

von Elizabeth Millán

270 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The origins of early German Romanticism and the philosophical contributions of the movement's most important philosopher.This book addresses the philosophical reception of early German Romanticism and offers the first in-depth study in English of the movement's most important philosopher, Friedrich Schlegel, presenting his philosophy against the background of the controversies that shaped its emergence. Elizabeth Millán-Zaibert begins by distinguishing early German Romanticism from classical German Idealism, under which it has all too often been subsumed, and then explores Schlegel's romantic philosophy (and his rejection of first principles) by showing how he responded to three central figures of the post-Kantian period in Germany-Jacobi, Reinhold, and Fichte-as well as to Kant himself. She concludes with a comprehensive critique of the aesthetic and epistemological consequences of Schlegel's thought, with special attention paid to his use of irony.

• Reihe: SUNY series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Philosophie Philosophische Traditionen und Denkschulen
• ISBN: 9780791470831
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2007
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: SUNY Press