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The Political Legacy of the German Classical Philosophy.
Guest Editor's Preface
Filieri, Luigi
Manchisi, Armando
Tortorella, Sabina
2021
Abstract
The political legacy of classical German philosophy can contribute in a crucial way to the most recent developments of contemporary political thought, thereby also making sense of the contradictions underlying the social practices and institutional values of our societies. What justifies this perspective is, in the first place, the complexity of contemporaneity, which holds within itself a doubleness that can be understood in the light of the conceptual tools of classical German philosophy. On the one hand, contemporary societies seem to be facing relentless crises in the modern idea of democracy, the political subject of the nation-state, and capitalist economic structures. On the other hand, there is an ever-increasing demand for rights and new forms of recognition, not to mention the emergence of grassroots movements that strive for greater political participation and generate new collective subjectivities. By radically questioning traditional philosophical categories, Kant, Fichte and Hegel provide a new and insightful understanding of the crucial challenges of modernity. They outline a conception of practical rationality and its multiple manifestations that is irreplaceable for philosophically understanding our contemporary world.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Luigi Filieri, Armando Manchisi, Sabina Tartarella, "The Political Legacy of the German Classical Philosophy. Guest Editor's Preface" in: "Etica & Politica / Ethics & Politics (2021) XXIII/2", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2021, pp. 9-15
Languages
en
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internazionale
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