Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The influence of Kant's understanding of morality is too strong to be ignored, even today. Hegel, however, strongly criticized Kant for offering merely a 'formal' model of normativity that cannot sufficiently comprehend human action as free. Instead, Hegel argues in his doctrine of the ethical life (Sittlichkeit) that the embeddedness of the acting subject must be taken into account when identifying normativity. However, the issue of normativity in Kant and Hegel remain contested even today, not least due to the misunderstandings of their conceptions of the topic. Thus, the present volume explores developments within recent scholarship which enable a better understanding of the concept of normativity in the thought of Kant and Hegel.
Synopsis
Both Kant's and Hegel's conceptions of normativity have shown to be extremely thorough and influential until today. Against the background of the much-disputed issue of 'formalism', Concepts of Normativity: Kant or Hegel? explores limits and perspectives of their deliberations.