The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy

The nineteenth century is a period of stunning philosophical originality, characterised by radical engagement with the emerging human sciences. Often overshadowed by twentieth century philosophy which sought to reject some of its central tenets, the philosophers of the nineteenth century have re-emerged as profoundly important figures.

The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy is an outstanding survey and assessment of the century as a whole. Divided into seven parts and including thirty chapters written by leading international scholars, the Companion examines and assesses the central topics, themes, and philosophers of the nineteenth century, presenting the first comprehensive picture of the period in a single volume:



German Idealism
philosophy as political action, including young Hegelians, Marx and Tocqueville
philosophy and subjectivity, including Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche
scientific naturalism, including Darwinism, philosophy of race, experimental psychology and Neo-Kantianism
utilitarianism and British Idealism
American Idealism and Pragmatism
new directions in Mind and Logic, including Brentano, Frege and Husserl.


The Routledge Companion to Nineteenth Century Philosophy is essential reading for students of philosophy, and for anyone interested in this period in related disciplines such as politics, history, literature and religion.

Dean Moyar is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His essays have appeared in (among others) the Journal of Moral Philosophy and Hegel-Studien. He is the co-editor (with Michael Quante) of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit: A Critical Guide (2007) and the author of Hegel’s Conscience (2010).

Introduction Dean Moyar Part 1: German Idealism 1. Self-Consciousness, System, Dialectic Scott Jenkins 2.Epistemology in German Idealism Dietmar Heidemann 3. The Philosophy of Nature of Kant Schelling and Hegel Dieter Wandschneider 4. The Moral Theory of German Idealism Allen Wood 5. The Political Theory of Kant, Fichte and Hegel Dean Moyar 6. The Aesthetics of Schelling and Hegel Rachel Zuckert Part 2: Philosophy as Political Action 7. After Hegel: The Actualization of Philosophy in Practice Michael Quante 8. Karl Marx Tony Smith 9. Tocqueville, Social Science, and Democracy Jon Elster Part 3: Rethinking the Subject 10. Early German Romanticism: the Challenge of Philosophizing Jane Kneller 11. Schopenhauer David Wellbery 12. Kierkegaard and German Idealism Merold Westphal 13. Nietzsche Ken Gemes and Chris Sykes 14. Bergson Keith Ansell-Pearson Part 4: Engaging Naturalism 15. Comte’s Positivist Dream, Our Post-Positivist Burden Robert Scharff 16. Darwin’s Philosophical Impact Richard Richards 17. The Philosophy of Race in the Nineteenth Century Robert Bernasconi 18. Psychology and Philosophy Gary Hatfield 19. Dilthey and the Neo-Kantians: The Dispute Over the Status of the Human and Cultural Sciences Rudolph Makkreel and Sebastian Luft Part 5: Utilitarianism and British Idealism 20. Mill: Logic and Metaphysics Fred Wilson 21. Mill’s Consequentialism Phillip Kitcher 22. British Idealism: Theoretical Philosophy Stewart Candlish 23. The British Idealists: Practical Philosophy and Social Responsibility David Boucher Part 6: American Pragmatism and Idealism 24. C.S. Peirce Vincent Colapietro 25. William James Robert Burch 26. Josiah Royce David Schweikard Part 7: New Directions in Philosophy of Mind and Logic 27. Post-Kantian Logical Radicalism Stephan Käufer 28. Franz Brentano Peter Simons 29. Gottlob Frege Kevin Klement 30. Edmund Husserl Christian Beyer. Index