Bücher von Tom Rockmore

Focussing on Johann Gottlieb Fichte's contributions in political theory as set out in his "Foundations of Natural Right", the essays in this book examine issues such as Fichte as a social contract theorist, his theory of gender relations, and his theories on punishment and the criminal law.

In this new volume, On Constructivist Epistemology, Rockmore traces the idea of constructivism and then proposes the outlines of an original constructivist approach to knowledge, building on the work of such thinkers as Hobbes, Vico, and Kant.

In ancient times, the main approaches to metaphysical realism were intuitive. In modern times, foundationalism has replaced intuition as the main strategy to make out metaphysical realist claims to know. In On Foundationalism, Rockmore argues that foundationalism fails in all its known variants.

This work traces the way in which Heidegger's theory has redefined and determined the nature of philosophical debate in France. It investigates how philosophers from Sartre to Derrida, and Lacoue-Labarthe have adopted his thinking; and examines the relationship with his right-wing politics.