Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical WritingsCambridge University Press, 1997 - 321 Seiten 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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Seite xiv
... perfection and that of intellectual perfection . The former is the pleasure of beauty in the sense of a unity of a multiplicity of things , capable of being taken in at a single clear but indistinct glance . In other words , the ...
... perfection and that of intellectual perfection . The former is the pleasure of beauty in the sense of a unity of a multiplicity of things , capable of being taken in at a single clear but indistinct glance . In other words , the ...
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... perfection of sensuous cognition ) , but it affords too many features for them all to be perceived distinctly . Conversely , for something to be beautiful , its parts cannot be so uniform as not to be perceived nor so diverse that no ...
... perfection of sensuous cognition ) , but it affords too many features for them all to be perceived distinctly . Conversely , for something to be beautiful , its parts cannot be so uniform as not to be perceived nor so diverse that no ...
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... perfection , the skillfulness or the quality of the person arousing our sympathy , remains the source of the ... perfection . In the case of something terrifying or ghastly , the perfection that yields the pleasure is not in the object ...
... perfection , the skillfulness or the quality of the person arousing our sympathy , remains the source of the ... perfection . In the case of something terrifying or ghastly , the perfection that yields the pleasure is not in the object ...
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... perfection insofar as the experience is pleasurable . The unfathomable world of the sea , a far - reaching plain , the innumerable legions of stars , the eternity of time , every height and depth that exhausts us , a great genius ...
... perfection insofar as the experience is pleasurable . The unfathomable world of the sea , a far - reaching plain , the innumerable legions of stars , the eternity of time , every height and depth that exhausts us , a great genius ...
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... 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 make ourselves miserable when we lack a sense of proportion ...
... 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 make ourselves miserable when we lack a sense of proportion ...
Inhalt
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