Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical WritingsCambridge University Press, 1997 - 321 pàgines 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). They include a nuanced defense of Leibniz's theodicy and conception of freedom, and examination of the ethics of suicide, an account of the "mixed sentiments" so central to the tragic genre, an hypothesis about weakness of will, an elaboration of the main principles and types of art, and a brief tract on probability theory, aimed at rebutting Hume's skepticism. |
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Pàgina x
... important for its identification of enlightenment ( Aufklärung ) and culture ( Cultur ) as complementary sides of education ( Bildung ) , but perhaps even more so for its contention that the enlight- enment of human beings and the ...
... important for its identification of enlightenment ( Aufklärung ) and culture ( Cultur ) as complementary sides of education ( Bildung ) , but perhaps even more so for its contention that the enlight- enment of human beings and the ...
Pàgina xi
... important example of a Jewish intellectual capable of reaching out to other movements of European thought without forfeiting his own roots . During this period Mendelssohn developed an uncommon familiarity with the classic and modern ...
... important example of a Jewish intellectual capable of reaching out to other movements of European thought without forfeiting his own roots . During this period Mendelssohn developed an uncommon familiarity with the classic and modern ...
Pàgina xiii
... important vehicle and stimulus , but he was already moving in this direction , as evidenced by his second publication , the letters " On sentiments , " the first and longest essay in the Philosophical Writings . Yet , this exchange of ...
... important vehicle and stimulus , but he was already moving in this direction , as evidenced by his second publication , the letters " On sentiments , " the first and longest essay in the Philosophical Writings . Yet , this exchange of ...
Pàgina xviii
... importance of educating our sentiments . 12 This definition of tragedy is presented as a direct challenge to standard views that tragedy is based upon sentiments of terror and sympathy or fear and sympathy ; cf. p . 142 . We are called ...
... importance of educating our sentiments . 12 This definition of tragedy is presented as a direct challenge to standard views that tragedy is based upon sentiments of terror and sympathy or fear and sympathy ; cf. p . 142 . We are called ...
Pàgina xix
... important , the lesser perfection to the higher one , the passing moment to the lasting future . ( p . 140 ) The theory of mixed sentiments was initially developed to explain the special instances of pleasures , such as those afforded ...
... important , the lesser perfection to the higher one , the passing moment to the lasting future . ( p . 140 ) The theory of mixed sentiments was initially developed to explain the special instances of pleasures , such as those afforded ...
Continguts
Preface | 1 |
On sentiments | 5 |
Dialogues | 94 |
Rhapsody or additions to the Letters on sentiments | 129 |
On the main principles of the fine arts and sciences | 167 |
On the sublime and naive in the fine sciences | 190 |
On probability | 231 |
On evidence in metaphysical sciences | 249 |
On the ability to know the ability to feel and the ability to desire | 305 |
what does to enlighten mean? | 309 |
Index | 316 |
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able actually Alexander Altmann Alexander Baumgarten appear artist basis beauty become body C. J. Gerhardt capacity to desire certainty Christian Wolff compelling reasons completely concepts constitution contingent contradiction creatures definition degree Descartes determined distinct divine doctrine effect entity essay ethics Eudoxus Euphranor everything evil example existence expression feel final purpose Fritz Bamberger geometry harmony Hence human imitation immense imperfection inference infinite insofar intellect intuitive knowledge KALLISTHEN knowledge Leibniz Leibnizian Letters on sentiments magnitude mathematics matter means Mendelssohn Mendelssohn's Philosophische Schriften merely metaphysics mind minor premise mixed sentiments moral Moses Mendelssohn movements naive nature NEOPHIL NUMESIAN object passions perceive perfection PHILOPON Philosophical Writings pleasant sentiment pleasure possible present presuppose principles probability proportion proposition rational regard representation Rorarius sciences senses signs someone sort soul Spinoza sublime suicide supposed sympathy Theocles things thinking thoughts tion translation truth unpleasant virtue Voltaire
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