Part 1 Nihilism, Reason, And Freedom In The Early Reception Of Kant's Critical Philosophy -- 1 The Legacy Of Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: Restoring Human Reason To Its Full Measure P. 21 -- 2 The Legacy Of Salomon Maimon: Philosophy As A System Actualized In Freedom P. 55 -- Part 2 The Primacy Of The Practical In Early Fichte And Schelling -- 3 Kant's Deduction Of Freedom: The Performative And First-personal Aspect Of Transcendental Arguments P. 111 -- 4 The Unconditioned In Human Knowledge: A Theoretical Puzzle Or A Practical Demand? P. 147 -- Part 3 Nihilism And The Affirmation Of The World In Schelling And Rosenzweig -- 5 Why Is There A Realm Of Experience At All? Love And Defiance As The Two Forms Of Human Individuation P. 177 -- 6 The Star Of Redemption As A System Of Philosophy: The Human Word As A Response To The Word Of God, And Human Words And Actions As The Means For The Unification Of God P. 211. Karin Nisenbaum. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.