German Philosophy since Kant

Twenty essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture series on modern major German thinkers.

This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy show the connections and interrelations between the analytic and hermeneutic strains in German philosophy since Kant, showing how similar themes and concerns are found in most of the major German thinkers despite differences of style and treatment.This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy shows the connections and interrelations between the analytic and hermeneutic strains in German philosophy since Kant, partly to challenge the idea that there are two separate, non-communicating traditions. The distinguished contributors include Robert Solomon writing on Nietzsche, Michael Inwood on Heidegger, P. M. S. Hacker on Frege and Wittgenstein, Christopher Janaway on Schopenhauer, Thomas Uebel on Neurath and the Vienna Circle, and Jay Bernstein on Adorno. The collection is rounded off by a paper by Jürgen Habermas specifically on hermeneutic and analytic philosophy.