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Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings (Hardcover)
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Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings (Hardcover)
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The first modern English edition of diverse Enlightenment-era
writings by Prussian monarch Frederick the Great Frederick II of
Prussia (1712-1786), best known as Frederick the Great, was a
prolific writer of philosophical discourses, poems, epics, satires,
and more, while maintaining extensive correspondence with prominent
intellectuals, Voltaire among them. This edition of selected
writings, the first to make a wide range of Frederick's most
important ideas available to a modern English readership, moves
beyond traditional attempts to see his work only in light of his
political aims. In these pages, we can finally appreciate
Frederick's influential contributions to the European
Enlightenment-and his unusual role as a monarch who was also a
published author. In addition to Frederick's major opus, the
Anti-Machiavel, the works presented here include essays, prefaces,
reviews, and dialogues. The subjects discussed run the gamut from
ethics to religion to political theory. Accompanied by critical
annotations, the texts show that we can understand Frederick's
views of kingship and the state only if we engage with a broad
spectrum of his thought, including his attitudes toward morality
and self-love. By contextualizing his arguments and impact on
Enlightenment beliefs, this volume considers how we can reconcile
Frederick's innovative public musings with his absolutist rule. Avi
Lifschitz provides a robust and detailed introduction that
discusses Frederick's life and work against the backdrop of
eighteenth-century history and politics. With its unparalleled
scope and cross-disciplinary appeal, Frederick the Great's
Philosophical Writings firmly establishes one monarch's
multifaceted relevance for generations of readers and scholars to
come.
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