Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings
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- Real Author: Moses Mendelssohn
- Editor: Daniel O. Dahlstrom, Boston University
- Date Published: May 1997
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521573832
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Mendelssohn's Philosophical Writings, published in 1761, bring the metaphysical tradition to bear on the topic of 'sentiments' (defined as knowledge or awareness by way of the senses). Mendelssohn offers a nuanced defence of Leibniz's theodicy and conception of freedom, an examination of the ethics of suicide, an account of the 'mixed sentiments' so central to the tragic genre, a hypothesis about weakness of will, an elaboration of the main principles and types of art, a definition of sublimity and analysis of its basic forms, and, lastly, a brief tract on probability theory, aimed at rebutting Hume's scepticism. This volume also includes the essay 'On Evidence in Metaphysical Sciences', selected in 1763 by the Berlin Royal Academy of Sciences over all other submitted essays, including one by Kant, as the best answer to the question of whether metaphysical sciences are capable of the same sort and degree of evidence as mathematics.
Read more- Text is a key contribution to 18th-century aesthetics and drama theory
- Succinct statement of the views against which Kant reacted in developing his own transcendental philosophy
- Historical and philosophical introduction, useful notes and chronology
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- Date Published: May 1997
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521573832
- length: 364 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 157 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.605kg
- contains: 2 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I: On sentiments
Dialogues
Part II: Rhapsody or additions to the letters on sentiments
On the main principles of the fine arts and sciences
On the sublime and naive in the fine sciences
On probability
On evidence in metaphysical sciences
On the ability to know, the ability to feel, and the ability to desire
On the question: what does 'to enlighten' mean?
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