Karl Ameriks is the McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in the history of modern philosophy, continental philosophy, and modern German philosophy. Much of his research is dedicated to the study of Immanuel Kant about whom he has published multiple books, including Kantian Subjects: Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity (Oxford, 2019) and Kant's Elliptical Path (Oxford, 2012). He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Journal of the History of Philosophy and on the editorial boards of Critical Horizons, Kant Yearbook, Oxford Philosophical Concepts, and Philosophisches Jahrbuch.

• Introduction: On the Very Idea of Kantian Dignity 1: The Distinctiveness of Kantian Dignity: Its Meaning and Relevance 2: Dignity as Universal: Herder, Diversity, and Development 3: Dignity as Unconditioned: Race, Religion, and Fascism 4: Dignity and Democracy: Missed Connections with the United States 5: Dignity Beyond Price: Kant and his Revolutionary British Contemporary 6: Dignity Lost and Regained. Thomas Mann's Elliptical Path, Part I: Background 7: Thomas Mann's Path, Part II: Intellectual Foundations in German Philosophy 8: Thomas Mann's Path, Part III: Back to the Early Romantics and Kantian Dignity Afterword

The book is thoughtful and learned, and a useful reminder of the importance of basing government on a sound understanding of equality.

Karl Ameriks is the McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in the history of modern philosophy, continental philosophy, and modern German philosophy. Much of his research is dedicated to the study of Immanuel Kant about whom he has published multiple books, including Kantian Subjects: Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity (Oxford, 2019) and Kant's Elliptical Path (Oxford, 2012). He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Journal of the History of Philosophy and on the editorial boards of Critical Horizons, Kant Yearbook, Oxford Philosophical Concepts, and Philosophisches Jahrbuch.

• Introduction: On the Very Idea of Kantian Dignity 1: The Distinctiveness of Kantian Dignity: Its Meaning and Relevance 2: Dignity as Universal: Herder, Diversity, and Development 3: Dignity as Unconditioned: Race, Religion, and Fascism 4: Dignity and Democracy: Missed Connections with the United States 5: Dignity Beyond Price: Kant and his Revolutionary British Contemporary 6: Dignity Lost and Regained. Thomas Mann's Elliptical Path, Part I: Background 7: Thomas Mann's Path, Part II: Intellectual Foundations in German Philosophy 8: Thomas Mann's Path, Part III: Back to the Early Romantics and Kantian Dignity Afterword

The book is thoughtful and learned, and a useful reminder of the importance of basing government on a sound understanding of equality.

Karl Ameriks is the McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He specializes in the history of modern philosophy, continental philosophy, and modern German philosophy. Much of his research is dedicated to the study of Immanuel Kant about whom he has published multiple books, including Kantian Subjects: Critical Philosophy and Late Modernity (Oxford, 2019) and Kant's Elliptical Path (Oxford, 2012). He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Journal of the History of Philosophy and on the editorial boards of Critical Horizons, Kant Yearbook, Oxford Philosophical Concepts, and Philosophisches Jahrbuch.

• Introduction: On the Very Idea of Kantian Dignity 1: The Distinctiveness of Kantian Dignity: Its Meaning and Relevance 2: Dignity as Universal: Herder, Diversity, and Development 3: Dignity as Unconditioned: Race, Religion, and Fascism 4: Dignity and Democracy: Missed Connections with the United States 5: Dignity Beyond Price: Kant and his Revolutionary British Contemporary 6: Dignity Lost and Regained. Thomas Mann's Elliptical Path, Part I: Background 7: Thomas Mann's Path, Part II: Intellectual Foundations in German Philosophy 8: Thomas Mann's Path, Part III: Back to the Early Romantics and Kantian Dignity Afterword

The book is thoughtful and learned, and a useful reminder of the importance of basing government on a sound understanding of equality.