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German Idealism


German Idealism usually refers to a group of philosophers who were both German and Idealist. German Idealists criticized Kant for the reason that the 'Critique of Pure Reason' wasn't radical enough. German Idealism was also highly related to Romantic movement during the time.

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German idealism can be traced back to the “critical” or “transcendental” idealism of Immanuel Kant. The philosophy of German idealism arose to challenge the Enlightenment's skeptical, materialist, empiricist, and antimetaphysical worldview.

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The idealism espoused by the German idealists is, however, different from other kinds of idealism with which contemporary philosophers may be more familiar. While earlier idealists maintained that reality is ultimately intellectual rather than material (Plato) or that the existence of objects is mind-dependent (Berkeley), the German idealists reject the distinctions these views presuppose. In addition to the distinction between the material and the formal and the distinction between the real and the ideal, Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel also reject the distinction between being and thinking.

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Maimonism is a philosophy of Salomon Maimon.

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Schleiermacherism is the philosophy of German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, leader of German Idealism. Schleiermacher is known for his reconciliation of the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant Christianity. His work also formed part of the foundation for the modern field of   hermeneutics.

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Schulzeanism is the thought of German philosopher Gottlob Ernst Schulze.

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