The Philosophical Correspondence and Unpublished Writings of Francois Hemsterhuis

The first ever English translation of Fran ois Hemsterhuis' philosophically ambitious and illuminating fragments, notes and correspondence Translates Hemsterhuis' fragmentary notes, treatises and letters in English for the first time, supplementing and informing the texts published in volumes 1 and 2 of the series Introduces the first translation into any language that is based on a critical and complete edition of Hemsterhuis' correspondence and unedited works Forms a scholarly edition with full apparatus and commentaries that will elucidate the meaning of Hemsterhuis' texts Includes introductory essays that cover the full range of subjects at stake in the texts by world-leading scholars of Dutch philosophy like Jonathan I. Israel and Henri A. Krop A complete edition with full scholarly apparatus and commentaries, tracing Hemsterhuis' remarkable influence on the French Enlightenment, German Idealism and German Romanticism. The first ever English translation of Fran ois Hemsterhuis' philosophically ambitious and illuminating fragments, notes and correspondence, making accessible to Anglophone readers some of the most significant texts, for a genuine understanding of his philosophy. This final volume in The Edinburgh Edition of the Complete Philosophical Works of Fran ois Hemsterhuis includes the Letter on Atheism, the Letter on Fatalism and the Letter on Optics all penned as part of his remarkable correspondence with Amalie Gallitzin as well as the unpublished dialogue, Alexis II. Also included is Hemsterhuis' philosophical responses to Plato, Spinoza and Diderot, to contemporary political events in the Dutch Republic and to the French Revolution.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Edinburgh Edition of the Complete Philosophical Works of Fran ois Hemsterhuis
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Francois Hemsterhuis
Editors:	Daniel Whistler • Jacob van Sluis
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-399-52517-6
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-399-52517-4
Barcode:	9781399525176

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