Left-Kantianism in the Marburg School

Elisabeth Theresia Widmer

book: Left-Kantianism in the Marburg School

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2024

Left-Kantianism in the Marburg School

Elisabeth Theresia Widmer

Volume 13 in the series New Studies in the History and Historiography of Philosophy

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111331843

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Widmer sheds light on a neglected aspect of the Western philosophical tradition. Following an era of Hegelianism, the members of the neo-Kantian "Marburg School," such as Friedrich Albert Lange, Hermann Cohen, Rudolf Stammler, Paul Natorp, and Ernst Cassirer defended socialism or left-wing ideals on Kantian principles.

In doing so, Widmer breaks with two mistaken assumptions. First, Widmer demonstrates that the left-Hegelian and Marxist traditions were not the only significant philosophical sources of socialist critique in nineteenth-century Germany, as the left-Kantians identified problems of normativity that the left-Hegelians could not adequately address.

Second, Widmer challenges the prevailing assumption that the political philosophies developed in the Marburg School can be comprehensively characterized as a unified school of "ethical socialism." By showing that they varied fundamentally regarding their political views and their philosophical foundations of socialism, Widmer fills a gap in the studies of neo-Kantianism that is long overdue.

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Elisabeth Widmer, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction: Marburg Left-Kantianism in Context Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Friedrich Albert Lange’s Left-Kantianism Open Access Download PDF	24
3 Hermann Cohen’s Embedded Account of Ethical Rationality Open Access Download PDF	47
4 Cohen’s Functionalist Critique of Capitalism Open Access Download PDF	80
5 Stammler, Natorp, Cassirer Open Access Download PDF	97
6 Summary and Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	119
Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	127
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	129
Index Open Access Download PDF	145

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Political philosophy scholars, historians of philosophy, neo-Kantian scholars, Kant scholars, institutes, libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 146
Keywords: Neo-Kantianism; social and political thought; alternatives to Marxism; history of western philosophy

eBook

Published: December 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111331843

Hardcover

Published: December 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111331775