Reason and Conversion in Kierkegaard and the German Idealists

Author:   Ryan Kemp (Wheaton College, USA) ,  Christopher Iacovetti
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   182
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
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Reason and Conversion in Kierkegaard and the German Idealists


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In his late work Religion within the Boundaries of Mere Reason, Immanuel Kant struggles to answer a straightforward, yet surprisingly difficult, question: how is radical conversion—a complete reorientation of a person’s most deeply held values—possible? In this book, Ryan S. Kemp and Christopher Iacovetti examine how this question gets taken up by Kant’s philosophical heirs: Schelling, Fichte, Hegel and Kierkegaard. More than simply developing a novel account of each thinker’s position, Kemp and Iacovetti trace how each philosopher formulates his theory in response to tensions in preceding views, culminating in Kierkegaard’s claim that radical conversion lies outside a person’s control. Kemp and Iacovetti close by examining some of the moral-psychological implications of Kierkegaard’s account, particularly the question of how someone might responsibly relate to values that have, by their own admission, been acquired in contingent and accidental fashion.

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Author:   Ryan Kemp (Wheaton College, USA) ,  Christopher Iacovetti
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780367517458


ISBN 10:   0367517450
Pages:   182
Publication Date:   01 August 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Self Transformation Puzzle Part I: Radical Conversion in Kant and the German Idealists Chapter 1: The Problem of Conversion in Kant’s Religion Chapter 2: Schelling on Conversion from Dogmatism to Criticism Chapter 3: Fichte on Becoming an Idealist Chapter 4: Hegel on Culture, Philosophy, and Conversion Part II: Kierkegaard’s Break with the German Tradition Chapter 5: Kierkegaard’s Challenge to the Rational Affirmation Tradition Chapter 6: Kierkegaard’s Grace Account of Conversion Chapter 7: A Kierkegaardian Case for Ethical Faith

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This carefully argued and erudite study is provocative in more than one way . . . From start to finish, the authors' arguments are articulated with close attention to the central texts and advanced in critical dialogue with some of the finest recent scholarship. Steven Hoeltzel, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews


"""This carefully argued and erudite study is provocative in more than one way . . . From start to finish, the authors’ arguments are articulated with close attention to the central texts and advanced in critical dialogue with some of the finest recent scholarship."" Steven Hoeltzel, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"


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Ryan S. Kemp is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College (IL). His research focuses on 18th - and 19th -century European philosophy, especially the work of Kant and Kierkegaard. His recent work has appeared in Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, British Journal for the History of Philosophy, and European Journal of Philosophy. Christopher Iacovetti is a graduate student in philosophy and religion, with research interests in German Idealism, Christian Platonism, and autobiographical literature. Previous work of his has appeared in Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy, Modern Theology, and Pro Ecclesia.

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