Kant on the Frontier - Philosophy, Politics, and the Ends of the Earth

This book examines the figure of the frontier (both bilateral border and open edge of civilization) both literally in Kant¿s political writings, and figuratively in Critiques, developing via a reading of teleological judgment the concept of ¿interrupted teleology¿ as a reasoned but non-rationalistic response to rationalism.

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Geoffrey Bennington

Summary

This book examines the figure of the frontier (both bilateral border and open edge of civilization) both literally in Kant’s political writings, and figuratively in Critiques, developing via a reading of teleological judgment the concept of “interrupted teleology” as a reasoned but non-rationalistic response to rationalism.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Bennington
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780823275984
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-7598-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Lit Z FUP; Lit Z; Lit Z
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works