Ideas of Andrew Bowie, by Theme
[British, fl. 2003, Head of German at Royal Holloway, University of London.]
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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 1. On Reason
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Art can make reason more all-inclusive, by articulating what seemed inexpressible
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism
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Transcendental idealism aims to explain objectivity through subjectivity
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11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / d. Absolute idealism
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German Idealism says our thinking and nature have the same rational structure
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The Idealists saw the same unexplained spontaneity in Kant's judgements and choices
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German Idealism tried to stop oppositions of appearances/things and receptivity/spontaneity
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Crucial to Idealism is the idea of continuity between receptivity and spontaneous judgement
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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 2. Self as Social Construct
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Nazis think race predetermines the self
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19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric
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Rhetoric is built into language, so it cannot be stripped from philosophy
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