Trajectoires de l’Aufklärung : autour de la polémique Kant-Herder
This thesis aims at deepening our understanding of the short debate that took place between Kant and Herder in 1784 and 1785. Often presented as a dialogue of the deaf between a Kant at the heights of his glory and an obsolete Herder, we want to demonstrate not only that, despite appearances, that debate was fruitful for both philosophers and that the philosophy of Herder, far from being obsolete, is rather a philosophy of the Enlightenment just as Kant’s is. Herder simply offers another trajectory for the Enlightenment: immanentism, which is opposed to the transcendentalist way of Kant. Thus, we want to show the irreducibly plural character of the Enlightenment.
Kant Herder Enlightenment Kant-Herder debate Reflection Transcendentalism Immanentism Criticism Philosophy of history Humanity