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Whose German Idealism?

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United States
Commencé August 12, 2026

Whose German Idealism? Toward the beginning of his career, the philosopher Jürgen Habermas, who passed away at ninety-six earlier this year, wrote an essay titled “The German Idealism of the Jewish Philosophers.” Rebutting the conventional putdown that Jewish thinkers were at best second-rate, Habermas insisted that they had been full participants in German thought from the days of Immanuel Kant and Moses Mendelssohn. “The German Idealism of the Jews produces a critical utopia,” Habermas main...

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Whose German Idealism?

Commonweal (United States) | Aug 10, 2026

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Jewish philosophers should not be framed as peripheral to the narrative of German Idealism.

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Naming 'German Idealism of the Jewish Philosophers' as a distinct movement risks reinforcing the very exclusions it claims to contest.

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German Idealism should be recognized as a collaborative effort that includes diverse philosophical voices, including those of Jewish thinkers.

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The interpretation of German Idealism should acknowledge the complexities and conflicts among its various contributors.

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The notion that Jewish philosophers are secondary figures in German Idealism should be actively challenged.

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The concept of 'German' philosophy should be redefined to include all thinkers working within Germanic intellectual networks, regardless of their ethnic or religious background.

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The focus on Jewish contributions to German Idealism may obscure the central roles played by non-Jewish philosophers.

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While Jewish contributions to German Idealism are significant, they should not be seen as separate from the broader philosophical tradition.

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Historians should recover and study the work of Jewish Idealists on the same scholarly terms applied to any other philosophers, without special categorical framing.

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The legacy of German Idealism must include a critique of how Jewish thought has been historically marginalized.

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