Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical WritingsCambridge University Press, 1997 - 321 páginas 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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Página xiii
... reading . Cf. also Altmann , A Biographical Study , p . 66. According to Altmann ( p . 65 ) , Mendelssohn met Nicolai in early 1755 . tions which are themselves rooted in broader metaphysical conceptions of xiii Introduction.
... reading . Cf. also Altmann , A Biographical Study , p . 66. According to Altmann ( p . 65 ) , Mendelssohn met Nicolai in early 1755 . tions which are themselves rooted in broader metaphysical conceptions of xiii Introduction.
Página xvi
... according to Theocles , he claims that music alone draws on all three at once ; see the Eleventh letter . 9 Alternatively : something is entertained ( thought , cognized , or represented ) confusedly when its features are represented or ...
... according to Theocles , he claims that music alone draws on all three at once ; see the Eleventh letter . 9 Alternatively : something is entertained ( thought , cognized , or represented ) confusedly when its features are represented or ...
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... According to this hypothesis , one could thus say that the effective force of impulses is ( 1 ) proportional to the magnitude of the good that they strive for , ( 2 ) proportional to the magnitude of our insight , and ( 3 ) inversely ...
... According to this hypothesis , one could thus say that the effective force of impulses is ( 1 ) proportional to the magnitude of the good that they strive for , ( 2 ) proportional to the magnitude of our insight , and ( 3 ) inversely ...
Página xxi
... according to Mendelssohn , this capacity to know some- thing in all its distinctness can set in motion the soul's capacity to desire only by transforming that object of distinct knowledge into something beautiful . This claim plainly ...
... according to Mendelssohn , this capacity to know some- thing in all its distinctness can set in motion the soul's capacity to desire only by transforming that object of distinct knowledge into something beautiful . This claim plainly ...
Página xxvii
... according to Men- delssohn , a common method , namely , analysis . The mathematician as well as the metaphysician proceeds by unpacking and rendering distinct what is confused in a given concept , be it a static or non - static quantity ...
... according to Men- delssohn , a common method , namely , analysis . The mathematician as well as the metaphysician proceeds by unpacking and rendering distinct what is confused in a given concept , be it a static or non - static quantity ...
Contenido
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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Términos y frases comunes
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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