"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."
By:
Elisabeth Theresia Widmer Imprint: De Gruyter Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 155mm,
Weight: 343g ISBN:9783111331775 ISBN 10: 3111331776 Series:New Studies in the History and Historiography of Philosophy Pages: 154 Publication Date:04 December 2023 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Elisabeth Widmer, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.