Synopses & Reviews
The Early Political Writings of the German Romantics contains all the essential political writings of Friedrich Schlegel, Schleiermacher and Novalis during the formative period of romantic thought (1797 to 1803). The early romantics had an ambition still relevant today: to find a middle path between conservatism and liberalism, between a community ethic and individual freedom. Frederick Beiser's edition comprises all kinds of texts, from essays to jottings from notebooks. All have been translated anew, many for the first time.
Review
"Beiser has provided a great service in making available the political writings of the early German romantics. As suggested above, their ideas still have relevance and the problems which they address have not yet been overcome. The anthology will be welcomed by all who are interested in contemporary debates in political philosophy and the history of ideas." J.M. Fritzman, Philosophy in Review
Synopsis
New translations of essential political writings by leading figures in the early German romantic circle.
Synopsis
The early German romantics had an ambition to find a middle path between conservatism and liberalism, between a community ethic and individual freedom. This text contains all the essential political writings of Friedrich Schlegel, Schleiermacher and Novalis from 1797 to 1803.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxv-xxxviii) and indexes.
Table of Contents
1. Anon., The Oldest Systematic Programme of German Idealism; 2. Novalis, Pollen; 3. Novalis, Faith and Love; 4. Novalis, Political Aphorisms; 5. Novalis, Christianity or Europe; 6. Friedrich Schlegel, Essay on the Concept of Republicanism; 7. Schlegel, Athenaeum Fragments (excerpts); 8. Schlegel, Ideas; 9. Schlegel, Lectures on Transcendental Philosophy; 10. Schlegel, Fragments from the Philosophical Apprenticeship; 11. Schleiermacher, Monologues II & III.