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 | | Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Moses Mendelssohn, Daniel O. Dahlstrom (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780521573832 ISBN-10: 0-521-57383-1 ISBN-13: 9780521573832 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-57383-2 Hardcover 1997-05-13 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 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. | ||
Book Description 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 defence 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 scepticism. | ||