Tetens's writings on method, language, and anthropology

著者

• Tetens, Johann Nicolas
• Fugate, Courtney D.
• Sommerlatte, Curtis
• Stapleford, Scott

書誌事項

Tetens's writings on method, language, and anthropology

edited and translated by Courtney D. Fugate, Curtis Sommerlatte, Scott Stapleford

（Bloomsbury studies in modern German philosophy）

Bloomsbury Academic, 2022

• : HB

注記

Translated from the German

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-292) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Containing all of the key writings leading up to the publication of his Philosophical Essays in 1777, this volume presents complete works by Johann Nicolaus Tetens (1736-1807) in English for the very first time. These important essays focus on method in metaphysics and mathematics, the analysis of language, and various anthropological questions that occupied thinkers of the period. Key features of the volume include: * Accurate, readable translations * Detailed scholarly notes * A substantial introduction situating Tetens's works in historical context * A German-English glossary This collection marks a significant contribution to scholarship on Kant and 18th-century German philosophy.

目次

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part 1. Introduction to the Translation Courtney D. Fugate, in collaboration with Curtis Sommerlatte Introduction Johann Nicolaus Tetens (1736-1807): An Historical Sketch Tetens and Kant Resume of the Works Vocabulary and Style Part 2. The Translations 1. Thoughts on the Influence of the Climate on the Manner of Human Thought (1759) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate 2. Thoughts on Some Reasons Why There are So Few Settled Truths in Metaphysics (1760) Translated by Scott Stapleford 3. Letter to ... on the Question: Whether the Difference in the Cognitive Abilities and Inclinations of Human Beings has its Ground in an Innate Difference, or in External Circumstances (1761) Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte 4. On the Difference of Human Beings with Respect to their Chief Inclinations (1762-1763) Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte 5. On the Principles and Benefits of Etymology (1765-1766) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate 6. On the Various Benefits of the Domains of Human Knowledge (1765) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate 7. On the Origin of the Desire for Honor (1766) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate 8. On the Origin of Languages and Writing (1772) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate 9. On the General Speculative Philosophy (1775) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate Part 3. Ancillary Materials Glossary Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC1505883X
• ISBN:
  • 9781350081444
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 原本言語コード: ger
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 297 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 128
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Philosophy, German -- 18th century
• 親書誌ID:
  • BC1505875X