Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical WritingsCambridge University Press, 1997 - 321 sider 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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Side xiv
... Hence , they are also indefinable . See note 9. Alexander Baumgarten ( 1714-62 ) disciple of Wolff , is best known for giving the field of aesthetics its name with his Aesthetica , and was held in high esteem by Kant . 7 Sulzer is ...
... Hence , they are also indefinable . See note 9. Alexander Baumgarten ( 1714-62 ) disciple of Wolff , is best known for giving the field of aesthetics its name with his Aesthetica , and was held in high esteem by Kant . 7 Sulzer is ...
Side xvi
... hence , distinguishable from other wholes and reidentifiable , even though the things that make it up as a whole are not distinguished . Something is cognized distinctly ( and not just clearly ) when the things that make it up as a ...
... hence , distinguishable from other wholes and reidentifiable , even though the things that make it up as a whole are not distinguished . Something is cognized distinctly ( and not just clearly ) when the things that make it up as a ...
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... Hence , anyone who expresses an emotion by means of the sounds , gestures , and movements appropriate to it , makes use of natural signs . Those signs , on the other hand , that by their very nature have nothing in common with the ...
... Hence , anyone who expresses an emotion by means of the sounds , gestures , and movements appropriate to it , makes use of natural signs . Those signs , on the other hand , that by their very nature have nothing in common with the ...
Side xxiii
... . In general , something that is intensively enormous or immense is said to be strong and when that strength is a matter of a perfection , it is said to be sublime . Hence , as the following chart illustrates , xxiii Introduction.
... . In general , something that is intensively enormous or immense is said to be strong and when that strength is a matter of a perfection , it is said to be sublime . Hence , as the following chart illustrates , xxiii Introduction.
Side xxiv
Moses Mendelssohn Daniel O. Dahlstrom. sublime . Hence , as the following chart illustrates , Mendelssohn defines the sublime in terms of the immense as a subspecies of the latter . immense extensively , i.e. , enormous intensively ...
Moses Mendelssohn Daniel O. Dahlstrom. sublime . Hence , as the following chart illustrates , Mendelssohn defines the sublime in terms of the immense as a subspecies of the latter . immense extensively , i.e. , enormous intensively ...
Indhold
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