The Concept of Drive in Classical German Philosophy: Between Biology, Anthropology, and Metaphysics

This volume gathers a collection of fourteen original articles discussing the concept of drive in classical German philosophy. Its aim is to offer a comprehensive historical overview of the concept of drive at the turn of the 19^th century and to discuss it both historically and systematically. From the 18^th century onward, the concept of drive started to play an important role in emerging disciplines such as biology, anthropology, and psychology. In these fields, the concept of drive was us...