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Allen Wood

Disciplines:
philosophy

Summary

American philosopher and leading scholar of Kant, Hegel, and Marx — whose interpretations of their ethical theories have been influential in analytic moral philosophy.

Core Contribution

Kant's Moral Religion: a reading of Kant's philosophy of religion. Hegel's Ethical Thought: a systematic reconstruction of Hegel's ethical philosophy for an analytic audience. Karl Marx (1981): a rigorous analytic reconstruction of Marx's moral theory — arguing that Marx had a substantive ethic of alienation despite disclaiming moralism.

Notable Works & Achievements

Kant's Moral Religion

Hegel's Ethical Thought

Karl Marx

Kant's Ethical Thought

Historical Influences

Immanuel Kant G.W.F. Hegel

Intellectual Lineage

Analytic Philosophy German Idealism

Contemporaries & Peers

Christine KorsgaardRobert Pippin

Minds Influenced

Analytic Philosophy of German Idealism

Intellectual Posterity

Kant StudiesHegel Studies Marx Studies

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