German Philosophy 1760-1860: The Legacy of Idealism

In the second half of the eighteenth century, German philosophy dominated European philosophy, changing the way Europeans and people all over the world conceived of themselves and thought about nature, religion, human history, politics, and the structure of the human mind. In this rich and wide-ranging book, Terry Pinkard interweaves the story of "Germany"—changing during this period from a loose collection of principalities into a newly-emerged nation with a distinctive culture—with an exa...