Johann Daniel Metzger and Kant's So‐Called Human Races
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21789772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joris Van Gorkom (0000-0002-3732-1858, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 365-382 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-0194 • E-ISSN: 1754-0208 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1754-0208.12946 |
| OpenAlex | W4400945183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Around 1788, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach compiled a list of notable contributions to the discussion on Kant's concept of race. This list included references to Kant's second and third essays on race, Georg Forster's 1786 response, and two essays by Johann Daniel Metzger. Blumenbach's compilation stands in stark contrast to contemporary discussions of Kant's racial theories. Despite the increasing interest in this subject, Metzger's critiques are still largely unnoticed. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of eighteenth‐century discussions on race, it is crucial to broaden our perspective beyond the viewpoints of Johann Gottfried Herder and Forster and include Metzger's contributions. In this article, I aim to elucidate (the context surrounding) Metzger's endeavours to engage with Kant's concept of race
Epistemology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · German Social Sciences and History · Philosophy · Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |