Introducing the German Idealists: Mock Interviews With Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Schelling, Reinhold, Jacobi, Schlegel and a Letter from Schopenhauer [Hardcover]

Robert C. Solomon (Author)

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• Hardcover: 90 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc (May 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915145022
• ISBN-13: 978-0915145027
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,177,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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G. Lee Bowie received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Stanford University and has taught at University of Michigan, University of Mass, Amherst College, and Hampshire College. Currently he is Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College. Meredith W. Michaels received a Ph.D. in philosophy (with Clancy Martin), ETHICS AND EXCELLENCE, THE JOY OF PHILOSOPHY, and TRUE TO OUR FEELINGS, and he was co-editor of TWENTY QUESTIONS, Fifth Edition (with Lee Bowie and Meredith Michaels), and SINCE SOCRATES (with Clancy Martin).

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This review is from: Introducing the German Idealists Mock Interviews with Kant, Hegel and Others and a Letter from Schopenhauer (Philosophical Dialogue Series) (Paperback)

Having somehow managed to avoid Kant and Hegel while studying philosophy, I searched for some introductory books at the library and, given the title, found this. It's quite short and provides some basic info--enough, let's say, not to get lost when a Professor alludes to the transcendental aesthetic. However, the book is conducted in the style of a TV interview and the auther can't restrain himself from having the interviewer frequently pause for 'station identification'. I found this more annoying than charming. No substitute for a 'real' book on German Idealists, but then it doesn't claim to be. If you have no clue about these guys and their theories, and have an hour to kill, it's probably worth skimming.