Abstract
This essay will lay out the historical case for a broader assessment of Kant’s relationship to Blumenbach by focusing first on Kant’s review of Herder in 1975 as the best lens through which to understand not only their respective theories of generation, but indeed the specific motivation leading to Kant’s support for Blumenbach at all. The results of this inquiry will suggest that, while Kant might have been interested in gaining the support of the rising star of the Gottingen medical faculty, Blumenbach’s own theories did little to influence Kant’s approach to either generation-theory or race.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Kant and his German Contemporaries. Volume 1, Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Science and Ethics |
Editors | Corey W. Dyck, Falk Wunderlich |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 192-210 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781316506219 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781107140899 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich, 1752-1840
- Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804