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32Historicism and neo-KantianismStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 39 (4): 554-564. 2008.This article treats the conflict between historicism and neo-Kantianism in the late nineteenth century by a careful examination of the writings of Wilhelm Windelband, the leader of the Southwestern neo-Kantians. Historicism was a profound challenge to the fundamental principles of Kant’s philosophy because it seemed to imply that there are no universal and necessary principles of science, ethics or aesthetics. Since all such principles are determined by their social and historical context, they …Read more
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12Hegel: Religion, Economics, and the Politics of Spirit 1770-1807Philosophical Review 99 (4): 637. 1990.
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Duplicate for DeletionRoutledge. 2002.Hegel is one of the major philosophers of the nineteenth century. Many of the major philosophical movements of the twentieth century - from existentialism to analytic philosophy - grew out of reactions against Hegel. He is also one of the hardest philosophers to understand and his complex ideas, though rewarding, are often misunderstood. In this magisterial and lucid introduction, Frederick Beiser covers every major aspect of Hegel's thought. He places Hegel in the historical context of nineteen…Read more
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233The German historicist traditionOxford University Press. 2011.This is the first full study in English of the German historicist tradition. Frederick C. Beiser surveys the major German thinkers on history from the middle of the eighteenth century until the early twentieth century, providing an introduction to each thinker and the main issues in interpreting and appraising his thought. The volume offers new interpretations of well-known philosophers such as Johann Gottfried Herder and Max Weber, and introduces others who are scarcely known at all, including…Read more
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137Enlightenment, Revolution, and Romanticism: The Genesis of Modern German Political Thought, 1790-1800Philosophical Review 103 (1): 192-194. 1992.
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40CONCLUSION. Faith in ReasonIn The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English Enlightenment, Princeton University Press. pp. 323-328. 1996.
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77Kant's intellectual development: 1746–1781In Paul Guyer (ed.), The Cambridge companion to Kant, Cambridge University Press. pp. 26--61. 1992.
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47Review: Makkreel & Luft (eds), Neo-Kantianism in Contemporary Philosophy (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 50 (1): 145-146. 2012.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:Neo-Kantianism in Contemporary PhilosophyFrederick BeiserRudolf A. Makkreel and Sebastian Luft, editors. Neo-Kantianism in Contemporary Philosophy. Studies in Continental Thought. Bloomington-Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2010. Pp. ix. + 331. Paper, $27.95.This collection of essays testifies to the growing interest in neo-Kantianism in the Anglophone world. The editors boast that “it is the first of its kind pub…Read more
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Hegel and the Problem of MetaphysicsIn Frederick C. Beiser (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Hegel, Cambridge University Press. pp. 1--24. 1993.
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14The Romantic ImperativeHarvard University Press. 2003.The Early Romantics met resistance from artists and academics alike in part because they defied the conventional wisdom that philosophy and the arts must be kept separate. Indeed, as the literary component of Romanticism has been studied and celebrated in recent years, its philosophical aspect has receded from view. This book, by one of the most respected scholars of the Romantic era, offers an explanation of Romanticism that not only restores but enhances understanding of the movement's origins…Read more
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German Idealism. The Struggle against Subjectivism 1781-1801Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 66 (2): 354-356. 2004.
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72The Cambridge Companion to Hegel (edited book)Cambridge University Press. 1993.Few thinkers are more controversial in the history of philosophy than Hegel. He has been dismissed as a charlatan and obscurantist, but also praised as one of the greatest thinkers in modern philosophy. No one interested in philosophy can afford to ignore him. This volume considers all the major aspects of Hegel's work: epistemology, logic, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of history, philosophy of religion. Special attention is devoted to problems in the interpretation of He…Read more
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12CHAPTER 6. Toland and the Deism ControversyIn The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English Enlightenment, Princeton University Press. pp. 220-265. 1996.
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9CHAPTER 4. Cambridge PlatonismIn The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English Enlightenment, Princeton University Press. pp. 134-183. 1996.
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1Mathematical method in Kant, Schelling, and HegelIn Michael Friedman, Mary Domski & Michael Dickson (eds.), Discourse on a New Method: Reinvigorating the Marriage of History and Philosophy of Science, Open Court. 2010.
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12IndexIn The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English Enlightenment, Princeton University Press. pp. 329-333. 1996.
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18Two Traditions of IdealismIn Valentin Pluder & Gerald Hartung (eds.), From Hegel to Windelband: Historiography of Philosophy in the 19th Century, De Gruyter. pp. 81-98. 2015.
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5Hegel, a Non-Metaphysician! A PolemicBulletin of the Hegel Society of Great Britain 32 1-13. 1995.
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39The Main Philosophical Writings and the Novel AllwillPhilosophical Review 105 (2): 248. 1996.Jacobi’s importance in the history of German philosophy has long been recognized. Yet his writings have been little studied in the English-speaking world, mainly because very few of them have been translated. George di Giovanni’s translation and edition of some of Jacobi’s main philosophical writings now fills this serious gap. This is the first major scholarly edition in English of Jacobi’s writings. The quality of the translation and the editing set a high standard for future work. Giovanni’s …Read more
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45Frederick C. Beiser: Late German Idealism. Trendelenburg & LotzePhilosophischer Literaturanzeiger 67 (4): 381-387. 2014.
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19CHAPTER 2. Hooker's Defense of ReasonIn The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English Enlightenment, Princeton University Press. pp. 46-83. 1996.
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60Schiller as philosopher: A reply to my criticsInquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy 51 (1). 2008.This Article does not have an abstract
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47Late German Idealism: Trendelenburg and LotzeOxford University Press. 2013.Frederick C. Beiser presents the first book to be written on two of the most important idealist philosophers in Germany after Hegel: Adolf Trendelenburg and Rudolf Lotze. Beiser addresses every aspect of their philosophy-- logic, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics--and traces their intellectual development from their youth until their death
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1The Oxford Handbook of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophy (edited book)Oxford University Press. forthcoming.
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4Hegel's historicismIn Frederick C. Beiser (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Hegel, Cambridge University Press. pp. 270--300. 1993.
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34The sovereignty of reason: the defense of rationality in the early English EnlightenmentPrinceton University Press. 1996.The Sovereignty of Reason is a survey of the rule of faith controversy in seventeenth-century England. It examines the arguments by which reason eventually became the sovereign standard of truth in religion and politics, and how it triumphed over its rivals: Scripture, inspiration, and apostolic tradition. Frederick Beiser argues that the main threat to the authority of reason in seventeenth-century England came not only from dissident groups but chiefly from the Protestant theology of the Churc…Read more
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