Idealism /
Modern idealism is a family of philosophical systems and positions that primarily stem from Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) and develop in different directions through a complicated transnational trajectory that spans many countries including Italy, France, Britain, Sweden,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Key concepts of social research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Modern idealism is a family of philosophical systems and positions that primarily stem from Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) and develop in different directions through a complicated transnational trajectory that spans many countries including Italy, France, Britain, Sweden, and the United States. All idealists share the belief that reality can only be understood as 'mind'. The concept of mind thereby captures both subjective and objective realms, such as consciousness, self-consciousness, rationality, understanding, action, freedom, religion, social relations, nature, and culture. It is the task of philosophy to describe all aspects of reality as a rational whole. The main philosophical division within modern idealism lies between (Kantian) 'epistemological idealism', which holds that human knowledge of the world is determined by the structure ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529746419 1529746418 9781526421036 1526421038 |