Left-Kantianism in the Marburg School
About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
Elisabeth Widmer, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments
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Contents
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Introduction: Marburg Left-Kantianism in Context
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2 Friedrich Albert Lange’s Left-Kantianism
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3 Hermann Cohen’s Embedded Account of Ethical Rationality
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4 Cohen’s Functionalist Critique of Capitalism
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5 Stammler, Natorp, Cassirer
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6 Summary and Conclusion
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Abbreviations
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Bibliography
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Index
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