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Kant in Imperial Russia

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Authors:
  1. Thomas Nemeth

    1. Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University, New York, USA

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  • Is the first comprehensive study of the Russian reception of Kant’s Idealism in any language
  • Is the only in-depth discussion of 19th century Russian conceptions of space and time
  • Is the first scholarly study of philosophical thought during the reign of Nicholas I
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Studies in German Idealism (SIGI, volume 19)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 3-12

  3. Before the Great Reforms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. First Acquaintances – The Eighteenth Century

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 15-26

    3. A New Century and a New Era – Moscow, Kazan, Dorpat

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 27-52

    4. A New Century and a New Era – Kharkov,St. Petersburg

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 53-82

    5. Kant in the Theological Academies

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 83-105

    6. Kant in the Russian Philosophical Dark Age

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 107-125

  4. With and After the Reforms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Kant-Criticism in the Era of the Great Reforms

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 129-152

    3. The Calm Sea in the Wake of the Reforms

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 153-181

    4. The Assault on Kant in the Fin de Siècle Theological Academies

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 183-211

    5. The Dam Cracks: Kant Enters the Universities

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 213-236

    6. The Dam Breaks: Secular Kant-Interpretation Begins in Earnest

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 237-266

    7. The Apex of Kant Studies

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 267-294

    8. New Paths in Petersburg

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 295-323

    9. The Specter of War and Revolution

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 325-353

  5. Epilogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355
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    2. Epilogue as Conclusion

      • Thomas Nemeth
      Pages 357-362
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About this book

This book presents a comprehensive study of the influence of Immanuel Kant’s Critical Philosophy in the Russian Empire, spanning the period from the late 19th century to the Bolshevik Revolution. It systematically details the reception bestowed on Kant’s ideas during his lifetime and up to and through the era of the First World War. The book traces the tensions arising in the early 19th century between the imported German scholars, who were often bristling with the latest philosophical developments in their homeland, and the more conservative Russian professors and administrators. The book goes on to examine the frequently neglected criticism of Kant in the theological institutions throughout the Russian Empire as well as the last remaining, though virtually unknown, embers of Kantianism during the reign of Nicholas I. With the political activities of many young radicals during the subsequent decades having been amply studied, this book focuses on their largely ignored attempts to grapple with Kant’s transcendental idealism. It also presents a complete account of the resurgence of interest in Kant in the last two decades of that century, and the growing attempts to graft a transcendental idealism onto popular social and political movements. The book draws attention to the young and budding Russian neo-Kantian movement that mirrored developments in Germany before being overtaken by political events.

Reviews

“Written by an eminent and prolific specialist in Russian philosophy, this new book may be considered the definitive, comprehensive and authoritative overview of the Kantrezeption in pre-Soviet Russia in the English language. … Although readers will gain here a lucid and thorough understanding of the particular phases of the Kantrezeption in Imperial Russia … .” (Frédéric Tremblay, Kantian Review, Vol. 53 (1), 2018)​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University, New York, USA

    Thomas Nemeth

About the author

After obtaining his PhD from the University of Louvain, Nemeth did post-doctoral work in Germany and Australia. He has authored numerous articles on phenomenology, Kant, and Italian as well as Russian philosophy. Nemeth translated works by Gustav Shpet and Vladimir Solov’ëv in addition to a monograph on the early Solov’ëv. He contributed to various philosophical encyclopedias and anthologies.

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