Spinoza in German Idealism: Rethinking Reception and Creation in Philosophy

• Published in: Comparative and continental philosophy Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 21 - 33
• Main Author: Solé, María Jimena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 02.01.2021
• Subjects: dogmatism; History of philosophy; idealism; rationalism; Spinozism; theory of reception

It is a widely accepted idea that German Idealism stands on two pillars: Kant and Spinoza. The aim of this essay is to critically reflect on this way of understanding the history of philosophy through a study of the reception of Spinoza in the early writings of Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel. This ana...