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Seminar № 5 German classical Philosophy

1. General characteristic of German classical philosophy and its place in the

history of philosophy.
2. Philosophy of I. Kant
3. Idealistic views of J.Fichte and F.Schelling
4. Dialectical idealism of G.Hegel

5. Anthropological materialism of L.Feuerbach

Key concepts: Golden rule, A priori/a posteriori, Categorical/hypothetical
imperative

Basic concepts

Golden rule – any form of the dictum, 'Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.' In some form this is found in almost all religions and ethical systems.
Kant's moral philosophy is centred on the enterprise of making a version of the rule

compulsory for rational agents
A priori/a posteriori – a contrast first between propositions. A proposition is
knowable a priori if it can be known without experience of the specific course of

events in the actual world. It may, however, be allowed that some experience is
required to acquire the concepts involved in an a priori proposition. Something is
knowable only a posteriori if it cannot be known a priori. The category of a priori

propositions is highly controversial, since it is not clear how pure thought, unaided by
experience, can give rise to any knowledge at all, and it has always been a concern of
empiricism to deny that it can.
Categorical/hypothetical imperative – a pair contrasted in *Kantian ethics. A

hypothetical Page 57 imperative embeds a command which is in place only given
some antecedent desire or project: 'If you want to look wise, stay quiet.' The
injunction to stay quiet only applies to those with the antecedent desire or inclination;

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