Res Publica

Plato's Republic in Classical German Philosophy

Publication Date:  
May 2015

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Günter Zöller offers a concise and perceptive analysis of the influence that Plato’s Republic had on the political thought of three leading German philosophers rarely discussed together - Kant, Hegel, and Fichte - to demonstrate how the ongoing dialogue between ancient republican thought and 19th-century German idealism extends to the modern era.

In Res Publica, Günter Zöller offers a concise and perceptive analysis of the influence that Plato’s Republic had on the political thought of three leading German philosophers rarely discussed together—Kant, Hegel, and Fichte—to demonstrate how the ongoing dialogue between ancient republican thought and 19th-century German Idealism extends to the modern era.

Pages140
Date Published30 May 2015
PublisherThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions229 x 152