Maliks, Reidar and Widmer, Elisabeth Theresia (2025) Introduction. In: Maliks, Reidar and Widmer, Elisabeth Theresia, (eds.) Kant’s Early Followers in Political Philosophy. Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy. Routledge, New York NY, 1 - 9. ISBN 9781032851907
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Immanuel Kant's political philosophy has, in recent years, attracted unprecedented scholarly interest. Yet, with some exceptions, scholars have paid little attention to the fact that he was at the center of a large and productive group known at the time as “the Kantian school.” These mostly younger philosophers included Johann Adam Bergk (1769–1834), Johann Heinrich Tieftrunk (1760–1837), Saul Ascher (1767–1822), Johann Benjamin Erhard (1766–1827), Johann Ludwig Ewald (1748–1822), Friedrich Schlegel (1772–1829), and the early Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814). Writing during the French Revolution, some like Bergk, Erhard, and Fichte, sought to combine their commitment to Kant with their dedication to the ideals of freedom, equality, and fraternity emerging from France. Others, like Rehberg and Ewald, sought to align legal and political principles with the practices of the old regime.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | © 2025 selection and editorial matter, Reidar Maliks and Elisabeth Theresia Widmer; individual chapters, the contributors |
| Divisions: | Government |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2025 11:15 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2025 16:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128869 |
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