Philosophy ETDs
Publication Date
Summer 7-29-2025
Abstract
“Harmony and Disquietude: Leibnizian Currents in German Idealist Thought” is an attempt to rewrite the standard narrative of German Idealism scholarship represented in the ‘Kant to Hegel’ genre through an emphasis on its relationship to 18th century Leibnizianism. In particular, I articulate an extended history of the Pantheism Controversy (Pantheismusstreit) back to the reception of Spinoza in late 17th century thinkers like Bayle and Leibniz whose influence would dominate the early 18th century of German philosophy. The work engages in close readings of figures such as Gottfried Leibniz, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Salomon Maimon, J.G. Fichte, and G.W.F. Hegel to reveal continuities in idealist thought often obscured by an exclusively Kantian orientation.
Degree Name
Philosophy
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Philosophy
First Committee Member (Chair)
Adrian Johnston
Second Committee Member
Ann Murphy
Third Committee Member
Paul Livingston
Fourth Committee Member
Yitzhak Melamed
Language
English
Keywords
German Idealism, Leibniz, the Enlightenment, Hegel, Fichte, Maimon
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Haulotte, Penelope Wilhelmina. "Harmony and Disquietude: Leibnizian Currents in German Idealist Thought." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phil_etds/75
Comments
I plan to have my dissertation embargoed for two years.