Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the Enlightenment Religion, Philosophy, and Reason at the Crux of Modernity
Book contents
- Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the Enlightenment
- Reviews
- Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the Enlightenment
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Critique of Reason: Debates on Rationalism, Empiricism, and Skepticism
- 1 Jacobi and Philosophy
- 2 Jacobi and Spinoza
- 3 Jacobi on the Nature of Mind and Intuitive Certainty
- 4 Jacobi and Kant
- Part II Faith and Revelation: Debates on Theism, Atheism, and Nihilism
- Part III Jacobi and the Revival of Socraticism: The Muenster Circle and Existentialism
- Part IV Jacobi’s Impact on Idealism and Romanticism
- Jacobi Sources
- Index
- References
2 - Jacobi and Spinoza
from Part I - The Critique of Reason: Debates on Rationalism, Empiricism, and Skepticism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 February 2023
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Book contents
- Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the Enlightenment
- Reviews
- Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the Enlightenment
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Critique of Reason: Debates on Rationalism, Empiricism, and Skepticism
- 1 Jacobi and Philosophy
- 2 Jacobi and Spinoza
- 3 Jacobi on the Nature of Mind and Intuitive Certainty
- 4 Jacobi and Kant
- Part II Faith and Revelation: Debates on Theism, Atheism, and Nihilism
- Part III Jacobi and the Revival of Socraticism: The Muenster Circle and Existentialism
- Part IV Jacobi’s Impact on Idealism and Romanticism
- Jacobi Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
This analysis of Jacobi’s pivotal Spinoza Letters illustrates that the driving force behind his innovative altercation with Spinoza lies not in religious motives, but rather in motives derived from the philosophy of action. By putting into effect the contradiction between system and freedom in the practical sphere, Jacobi opened up new perspectives in modernity’s own self-understanding.
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- Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi and the Ends of the EnlightenmentReligion, Philosophy, and Reason at the Crux of Modernity, pp. 34 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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