Vanzo Alberto
J Hist Ideas. 2016;77(2):253-282. doi: 10.1353/jhi.2016.0017.
This paper traces the ancestry of a familiar historiographical narrative, according to which early modern philosophy was marked by the development of empiricism, rationalism, and their synthesis by Kant. It is often claimed that this narrative became standard in the nineteenth century because of the influence of Thomas Reid, Kant and his disciples, or German and British idealists. I argue that the narrative became standard at the turn of the twentieth century. Among the factors that allowed it to become standard are its aptness to be adopted by philosophers of the most diverse persuasions, its simplicity and suitability for teaching.
本文追溯了一种为人熟知的史学叙事的源流，根据这种叙事，早期现代哲学的特点是经验主义、理性主义的发展以及康德对它们的综合。人们常说，这种叙事在19世纪因托马斯·里德、康德及其弟子，或德国和英国唯心主义者的影响而成为标准。我认为，这种叙事在20世纪之交成为标准。使其成为标准的因素包括它适合被各种不同派别的哲学家采用、它的简洁性以及适合教学。
