'Khurana's gem of a book epitomizes the power of doing philosophy through careful, critical reflection on its history. Drawing on a thorough command of Kant, Hegel, and broad range of more recent figures, Khurana offers an innovative take on the Idealists' insights into both the principles and the actualization of freedom understood as the freedom of living, not merely thinking or acting, beings.' Sebastian Rand, Georgia State University 'Khurana's book is a landmark achievement in the study of the development of German idealism from Kant to Hegel. Those already deeply into the field will have much to learn from it, and newcomers are well advised to begin here.' Terry Pinkard, Georgetown University 'In this groundbreaking work, Thomas Khurana has ushered forth a stunning new direction in the reception of Kant and Hegel's philosophy. Moving beyond the impasses of the influential conception of freedom as autonomy, Khurana proposes that autonomy must be understood in connection with the self-constituting activity of the living, overcoming traditional dichotomies between freedom and nature. This book is not only a brilliant re-reading of Kant and Hegel for the twenty-first century, but opens up an urgent new paradigm for critical theory as we face the problem of how to live autonomously in an age of environmental crisis.' Karen Ng, Vanderbilt University 'Thomas Khurana's extraordinary book breaks new ground not only in our understanding of the Kant-Hegel relation (something in itself remarkable, given the volumes of literature on the topic) but in his case for the philosophical value of Hegel's notions of life and spirit in our understanding of the nature of human freedom. There are new insights about the problems of autonomy, second nature, organic life, the Critique of Judgment and modern ethical life throughout the book. This is a truly path-breaking work, a watershed in our attempts to understand what it means to live a free life.' Robert Pippin, The University of Chicago
