Introduction to German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas

Andrew Bowie

Wiley, Dec 2, 2003 - Philosophy - 291 pages

Introduction to German Philosophy is the only book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the key ideas and arguments of modern German philosophy from Kant to the present.

• the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the key ideas and arguments of modern German philosophy from Kant to the present.
  
• offers an accessible introduction to the work, among others, of Kant, Fichte, the Romantics, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, the Vienna Circle, Husserl, Heidegger, Benjamin, Adorno, Gadamer, and Habermas.
  
• considers how German philosophy reacts to revolutionary changes in modern science, society, and culture;
  
• ideal for anyone wanting to know more about the role of the German tradition within philosophy and literature as a whole.

About the author

Andrew Bowie is Chair of German and Founding Director of the Humanities and Arts Research Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Introduction to German Philosophy: From Kant to Habermas
• Author: Andrew Bowie
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Wiley, 2003
• ISBN: 0745625711, 9780745625713
• Length: 291 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern; Philosophy / Reference