Renaissance, The Enlightenment

This essay argues that we can only develop a proper grasp of Kant’s practical philosophy if we appreciate the central role played in his thought by the notion of the interests of reason. While it is …

This monograph is a new interpretation of Kant’s àtemporal conception of the causality of the freedom of the will. The interpretation is based on an analysis of Kant’s primary conception of an action …

Concepts of historical progress or decline and the idea of a cycle of historical movement have existed in many civilizations. In spite of claims that they be transnational or even universal, …

Präsentationsvideo (4. Folge der Reihe ‘ÖGE18 Update’) Anyone wishing to look beyond the paradigm of Western progress needs to understand how it came into being. In the intellectual culture of the …

Kant’s omnipresence in contemporary cosmopolitan discourses contrasts with the fact that little is known about the historical origins and the systematic status of his cosmopolitan theory. This study …

In a short chapter of the Critique of Practical Reason entitled “On the Typic of the Pure Practical Power of Judgment, ” Kant addresses a crucial problem facing his theory of moral judgment: How can …

Offers comprehensive treatment of Thomas Hobbes’s thought, providing readers with different ways of understanding Hobbes as a systematic philosopher As one of the founders of modern political …

Presents a concise and comprehensive analysis of George Berkeley’s thought and the impact of his intellectual contributions to philosophy In this latest addition to the Blackwell Great Minds …

In focusing on the systematic deduction of the categories from a principle, Schulting takes up anew the controversial project of the eminent German Kant scholar Klaus Reich, whose monograph “The Comp …

An unparalleled collection of original essays on Benedict de Spinoza’s contributions to philosophy and his enduring legacy A Companion to Spinoza presents a panoramic view of contemporary Spinoza …