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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... knowledge or awareness by way of the senses , one that can be " perfect or complete " when its object is something beautiful . In the Wolffian tradition , cognitio sensitiva is an inferior variant of cogni- tion , the subject of an ...
... knowledge or awareness by way of the senses , one that can be " perfect or complete " when its object is something beautiful . In the Wolffian tradition , cognitio sensitiva is an inferior variant of cogni- tion , the subject of an ...
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... knowledge of the history of diverse theological and philoso- phical traditions , including medieval Aristotelianism , that he was able to bring to this study . When Mendelssohn began to hit his stride in the essays contained in the ...
... knowledge of the history of diverse theological and philoso- phical traditions , including medieval Aristotelianism , that he was able to bring to this study . When Mendelssohn began to hit his stride in the essays contained in the ...
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... knowledge and to raise the obscure impulses of the soul to a higher perfection by means of sensuous pleasures . When we neglect the latter , we act as contrary to the intentions of the creator as when we neglect the former . We only ...
... knowledge and to raise the obscure impulses of the soul to a higher perfection by means of sensuous pleasures . When we neglect the latter , we act as contrary to the intentions of the creator as when we neglect the former . We only ...
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... knowledge that is not obscure , but indistinct . However , amplifying a point broached in earlier writings , he also stresses the underlying connection between desire and the pleasure of beauty as well as the mediating potential of ...
... knowledge that is not obscure , but indistinct . However , amplifying a point broached in earlier writings , he also stresses the underlying connection between desire and the pleasure of beauty as well as the mediating potential of ...
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... knowledge , to the goods of moral actions , and so forth . For all these degrees are true quantities and thus capable of measurement and respective comparison " ( p . 261 ) .25 Yet , given the sameness in metaphysics ' and mathematics ...
... knowledge , to the goods of moral actions , and so forth . For all these degrees are true quantities and thus capable of measurement and respective comparison " ( p . 261 ) .25 Yet , given the sameness in metaphysics ' and mathematics ...
Índice
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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