A Peculiar Fate : : Metaphysics and World-History in Kant / / Peter Fenves.
Peter Fenves here investigates Kant's ongoing effort to bring metaphysical and strictly historical concepts of the world together in his presentation of world-history. Fenves argues that, far from being a mere illustration of his metaphysical principles, Kant's attempt to present history i...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1991 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Translations -- Introduction: Raising the Question–Fate -- 1. Sterndeutung: Sky and Ground in the Universal Natural History -- 2. Fatalities: The Turn of Freedom in the “Idea for a Universal History” -- 3. Enthusiasm, Anamnesis: Freedom and Renewal in the “Renewed Question” -- Renewal Once Again -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index |
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Summary: | Peter Fenves here investigates Kant's ongoing effort to bring metaphysical and strictly historical concepts of the world together in his presentation of world-history. Fenves argues that, far from being a mere illustration of his metaphysical principles, Kant's attempt to present history in its entirety played a vital role in the transformation of his concept of philosophy. A Peculiar Fate demonstrates for the first time how Kant's concern with history motivates and gives shape to his "discovery" that a systematic philosophical inquiry must rest on human freedom. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501734526 9783110536171 |
DOI: | 10.7591/9781501734526 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Fenves. |