ABSTRACT

The nineteenth century is a period of stunning philosophical originality, characterised by radical engagement with the emerging human sciences. Often overshadowed by twentieth century philosophy which sought to reject some of its central tenets, the philosophers of the nineteenth century have re-emerged as profoundly important figures.

The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy is an outstanding survey and assessment of the century as a whole. Divided into seven parts and including thirty chapters written by leading international scholars, the Companion examines and assesses the central topics, themes, and philosophers of the nineteenth century, presenting the first comprehensive picture of the period in a single volume:

  • German Idealism
  • philosophy as political action, including young Hegelians, Marx and Tocqueville
  • philosophy and subjectivity, including Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche
  • scientific naturalism, including Darwinism, philosophy of race, experimental psychology and Neo-Kantianism
  • utilitarianism and British Idealism
  • American Idealism and Pragmatism
  • new directions in Mind and Logic, including Brentano, Frege and Husserl.

The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy is essential reading for students of philosophy, and for anyone interested in this period in related disciplines such as politics, history, literature and religion.

part |2 pages

PART I GERMAN IDEALISM

part |2 pages

PART II PHILOSOPHY AS POLITICAL ACTION

part |2 pages

PART III RETHINKING THE SUBJECT

chapter 11|20 pages

SCHOPENHAUER

chapter 12|30 pages

KIERKEGAARD AND GERMAN IDEALISM

chapter 13|26 pages

NIETZSCHE

chapter 14|30 pages

BERGSON

part |2 pages

PART V UTILITARIANISM AND BRITISH IDEALISM

part |2 pages

PART VI AMERICAN PRAGMATISM AND IDEALISM

chapter 24|34 pages

C. S. PEIRCE

chapter 25|22 pages

WILLIAM JAMES

chapter 26|38 pages

JOSIAH ROYCE

part |2 pages

PART VII NEW DIRECTIONS IN PHILOSOPHY OF MIND AND LOGIC

chapter 27|28 pages

POST-KANTIAN LOGICAL RADICALISM

chapter 28|21 pages

FRANZ BRENTANO

chapter 29|29 pages

GOTTLOB FREGE

chapter 30|24 pages

EDMUND HUSSERL