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Named Person: | Moses Mendelssohn; Moses Mendelssohn |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Moses Mendelssohn; Daniel O Dahlstrom |
ISBN: | 0521573831 9780521573832 0521574773 9780521574778 |
OCLC Number: | 36776458 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | xxxix, 321 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Philosophical writings. On sentiments. Dialogues. 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? |
Series Title: | Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy. |
Other Titles: | Philosophische Schriften. |
Responsibility: | Moses Mendelssohn ; translated and edited by Daniel O. Dahlstrom. |
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Abstract:
Mendelssohn's Philosophical Writings, published in 1761, brings the metaphysical tradition to bear on the topic of 'sentiments' (defined as knowledge or awareness by way of the senses), and helped propel its author to the forefront of the Berlin Enlightenment.
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"The writings in this collection are interesting both in terms of Mendelssohn's own philosophical and literary powers and in terms of his relationship to other important philosophical and cultural figures, particularly Leibniz, Shaftsbury, Lessing, and Kant." M.A. Bertman, Choice "...this is a volume that a student of German philosophy and the Enlightenment will find useful." SYlvana Tomaselli, Dialogue Read more...
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