Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
About the Book Series
This series considers influential figures and movements in this key period in philosophy. It covers studies of individual authors, as well as the principal philosophical developments and debates of the era.
The Philosophy of Will: A Reexamination of Late Modern German Philosophy
1st Edition
By Anthony K. Jensen
September 11, 2025
This book argues that the history of 19th-century German philosophy has neglected an important narrative: the philosophy of ‘Will’. It aims to reconsider the history of late modern philosophy in terms of the interconnected philosophies of ‘Will’ of several notable thinkers: Goethe, Schelling, ...
Fichte on Free Will and Predestination
1st Edition
By Kienhow Goh
June 26, 2025
The book explains Fichte’s position on free will and predestination, including its rationale and significance. It argues that Fichte affirms both free will and predestination and explains how he purports to do so without contradiction. The book presents Fichte’s position as a form of compatibilism ...
John Henry Newman and Contemporary Philosophy
1st Edition
Edited
By Frederick D. Aquino, Joe Milburn
June 26, 2025
While John Henry Newman’s writings have long received the attention of historians, theologians, and literary critics, they have largely been neglected by philosophers. However, Newman’s importance as a philosopher is just now beginning to be acknowledged. This volume brings together leading ...
Fichte’s Aesthetic of Striving: Context and Development
1st Edition
By Kienhow Goh
June 19, 2025
This book explores Fichte's theory of sensibility, focusing on its theoretical and practical significance. It offers unique insight into Fichte’s reinterpretation of Kant's aesthetic theory. Fichte's theory of sensibility can be found in his unpublished manuscript Practical Philosophy (1793/94). ...
Schelling, Hegel, and the Philosophy of Nature: From Matter to Spirit
1st Edition
By Benjamin Berger
May 05, 2025
This book develops an original interpretation of the relationship between F.W.J. Schelling and G.W.F. Hegel. It argues that the difference between these philosophers should be understood in light of their shared commitment to the philosophy of nature and the idea that spirit, or humanity, ...
The Concept of Property in Kant, Fichte, and Hegel: Freedom, Right, and Recognition
1st Edition
By Jacob Blumenfeld
May 05, 2025
This book provides a detailed account of the role of property in German Idealism. It puts the concept of property in the center of the philosophical systems of Kant, Fichte, and Hegel and shows how property remains tied to their conceptions of freedom, right, and recognition. The book begins with a...
Hegel and the Present of Art’s Past Character
1st Edition
By Alberto L. Siani
December 18, 2024
This book reclaims Hegel’s notion of the “end of art”—or, more precisely, of “art’s past character”—not just as a piece of the history of philosophy but as a living critical and interpretive methodology. It addresses the presence of the past character of art in both Hegel and contemporary ...
Schelling, Freedom, and the Immanent Made Transcendent: From Philosophy of Nature to Environmental Ethics
1st Edition
By Daniele Fulvi
December 18, 2024
This book offers a cutting-edge interpretation of the philosophy of F.W.J. Schelling by critically reconsidering the interpretations of some of his “successors.” It argues that Schelling’s philosophy should be read as an ontology of immanence, highlighting its relevance for ongoing debates on ...
Kierkegaard and Bioethics
1st Edition
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By Johann-Christian Põder
October 09, 2024
This book explores Kierkegaard’s significance for bioethics and discusses how Kierkegaard’s existential thinking can enrich and advance current bioethical debates. A bioethics inspired by Kierkegaard is not focused primarily on ethical codes, principles, or cases, but on the existential 'how' of ...
Nature and Naturalism in Classical German Philosophy
1st Edition
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By Luca Corti, Johannes-Georg Schülein
August 26, 2024
This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of the relevance of naturalism and theories of nature in Classical German Philosophy. It presents new readings from internationally renowned scholars on Kant, Jacobi, Goethe, the Romantic tradition, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, and Marx that ...
Nietzsche as Metaphysician
1st Edition
By Justin Remhof
August 26, 2024
This book defends the controversial view that Nietzsche is a metaphysician against a long-standing tendency to sever Nietzsche from metaphysical philosophy. Remhof presents a metametaphysical treatment of Nietzsche’s writings to show that for Nietzsche the questions, answers, methods, and subject...
New Perspectives on Neo-Kantianism and the Sciences
1st Edition
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By Helmut Pulte, Jan Baedke, Daniel Koenig, Gregor Nickel
July 05, 2024
This volume considers the exchange between the Neo-Kantian tradition in German philosophy and the sciences from the last third of the nineteenth century to the Great war and partly beyond. During this period, various scientific disciplines underwent modernisation processes characterised by an ...