Questions concerning Naturalism hover over much of contemporary philosophy. \;To what degree does responsible epistemic and ethical enquiry presuppose Naturalism? \;On what basis might we commit to a world lacking supernatural entities or features? \;To what extent is our world discoverable through systematic empirical enquiry? \;How do we understand second nature as falling within a Naturalist picture? \;Naturalism has become a hallmark of a reasonable and rational philosophical view\, and yet articulating a clear and substantive notion of Naturalism remains both a difficult and highly controversial affair.
\nEqually contested is the relation between German Idealism and such contemporary commitments to Naturalism. \; \;Thinkers ranging from Kant\, Fichte and Hegel\, to romanticists such as Schelling\, Hö\;lderlin\, Schlegel\, were concerned to articulate our place in the world\, developing and critiquing accounts of the individual\, scientific enquiry and the nature of systematic philosophy. \; \;But what is far from clear is whether these philosophers articulated their views in a way consistent with contemporary commitments to Naturalism. \;Or rather: do their own projects expand and deepen contemporary thinking about these issues? \; \;Do we dilute what is radical and challenging in these views\, when we take them to be committed to a naturalistic project? \;Do they help us understand Naturalism in a way that takes us beyond scientism? \; \;Or help us negotiate the relationship between the space of laws and the space of reasons\, between the commitments of science and normative engagement in the world? \; \;
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