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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... pleasure , a nuanced defense of Leibniz's theodicy and conception of freedom , an examination of the ethics of suicide , an account of the " mixed sentiments " so central to the tragic genre , a hypothesis about weakness of will , an ...
... pleasure , a nuanced defense of Leibniz's theodicy and conception of freedom , an examination of the ethics of suicide , an account of the " mixed sentiments " so central to the tragic genre , a hypothesis about weakness of will , an ...
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... pleasure and rational analysis , like beauty and truth , are incompa- tible . The older Theocles responds by noting that what is wholly obscure ( a whole without parts ) is just as incompatible with pleasure and the experience of beauty ...
... pleasure and rational analysis , like beauty and truth , are incompa- tible . The older Theocles responds by noting that what is wholly obscure ( a whole without parts ) is just as incompatible with pleasure and the experience of beauty ...
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... pleasure we take in beauty thus rests upon the limitations of the human soul , the pleasure of intellectual perfection is based upon " a positive power of our soul , " namely , an ability to grasp the purposive harmony of a multiplicity ...
... pleasure we take in beauty thus rests upon the limitations of the human soul , the pleasure of intellectual perfection is based upon " a positive power of our soul , " namely , an ability to grasp the purposive harmony of a multiplicity ...
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... pleasure is the second counterexample mentioned by Euphranor , namely , the example of so - called " mixed sentiments " or the pleasure that people take in the sight of something painful , terrifying , or ghastly . Theocles turns to ...
... pleasure is the second counterexample mentioned by Euphranor , namely , the example of so - called " mixed sentiments " or the pleasure that people take in the sight of something painful , terrifying , or ghastly . Theocles turns to ...
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... pleasure we feel . Six years after the publication of the letters on sentiments , Mendels- sohn revises his ... pleasure is always directed at or based upon some perfection . In the case of something terrifying or ghastly , the ...
... pleasure we feel . Six years after the publication of the letters on sentiments , Mendels- sohn revises his ... pleasure is always directed at or based upon some perfection . In the case of something terrifying or ghastly , the ...
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