The Philosopher's Voice: Philosophy, Politics, and Language in the Nineteenth Century

by Fiala, Andrew G.

• ISBN13: 9780791454848
• ISBN10: 0791454843
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

This analysis of the relationship between philosophy and politics recognizes that political philosophers must continually struggle to distinguish their voices from others that clamor within political life. Author Andrew Fiala asks whether it is possible to maintain a distinction between philosophical speech and other political and poetic language. His answer is that philosophy distinguishes itself from politics by its methodological self-consciousness of the nature of its voice. By focusing on the different ways in which this methodological norm was enacted in the lives and work of Kant, Fichte, Hegel, and Marx, the author puts the problem in a larger context and considers the roles that these thinkers played in the political history of the nineteenth century.

Author Biography

Andrew Fiala is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Humanistic Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: The Philosopher's Voice	1	(22)
Voice in Machiavelli, Locke, and Rousseau	23	(24)
The Politics of Pure Reason	47	(20)
Kant's Political Philosophy: Progress and Philosophical Intervention	67	(22)
Fichte: Philosophy, Politics, and the German Nation	89	(16)
Fichte's Voice: Language and Political Excess	105	(20)
Hegel: Philosophy and the Spirit of Politics	125	(28)
Hegel's Voice: Language, Education, and Philosophy	153	(24)
Marx: Politics, Ideology, and Critique	177	(30)
Marx's Voice: Political Action and Political Language	207	(24)
Philosophy, Politics, and Voice: The Enduring Struggle	231	(10)
Appendix: Chronology	241	(8)
Notes	249	(46)
Bibliography	295	(14)
General Index	309	(6)
Citation Index	315