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This work argues that teleological motives lie at the heart of
Kant's critical philosophy and that a precise analysis of
teleological structures can both illuminate the basic strategy of
its fundamental arguments and provide a key to understanding its
unity. It thus aims, through an examination of each of Kant's major
writings, to provide a detailed interpretation of his claim that
philosophy in the true sense must consist of a teleologia rationis
humanae.The author argues that Kant's critical philosophy forged a
new link between traditional teleological concepts and the basic
structure of rationality, one that would later inform the dynamic
conception of reason at the heart of German Idealism. The process
by which this was accomplished began with Kant's development of a
uniquely teleological conception of systematic unity already in the
precritical period. The individual chapters of this work attempt to
show how Kant adapted and refined this conception of systematic
unity so that it came to form the structural basis for the critical
philosophy.
This work argues that teleological motives lie at the heart of
Kant's critical philosophy and that a precise analysis of
teleological structures can both illuminate the basic strategy of
its fundamental arguments and provide a key to understanding its
unity. It thus aims, through an examination of each of Kant's major
writings, to provide a detailed interpretation of his claim that
philosophy in the true sense must consist of a teleologia rationis
humanae. The author argues that Kant's critical philosophy forged a
new link between traditional teleological concepts and the basic
structure of rationality, one that would later inform the dynamic
conception of reason at the heart of German Idealism. The process
by which this was accomplished began with Kant's development of a
uniquely teleological conception of systematic unity already in the
precritical period. The individual chapters of this work attempt to
show how Kant adapted and refined this conception of systematic
unity so that it came to form the structural basis for the critical
philosophy.
This book presents the first English translation of Alexander
Baumgarten's Initia Philosophiae Practicae Primae, the textbook
Kant used in his lectures on moral philosophy. Originally published
in Latin in 1760, the Initia contains a systematic, but original
version of the universal practical philosophy first articulated by
Christian Wolff. In his personal copy, Kant penned hundreds of
pages of notes and sketches that document his relation to this
earlier tradition. Translating these extensive elucidations into
English, together with Kant's notes on the text, this translation
offers a complete resource to Kant's reading of the Initia. To
facilitate further study, first-time translations of elucidatory
passages from G. F. Meier and Wolff are also included, alongside a
German-English-Latin glossary. The translators' introduction
provides a biography of Baumgarten, a discussion of the importance
of the Initia, its relation to Wolff's and Meier's universal
practical philosophy and its role in Kant's lectures. By shedding
new light on the arguments of Kant's mature works and offering
insights into his pre-Critical moral thought, Elements of First
Practical Philosophy reveals why Baumgarten's work is essential for
understanding the background to Kant's philosophy.
In 18th-century Germany philosophers were occupied with questions
of who we are and what we should be. Can the individual fulfill its
vocation or is this possible only for humanity as a whole? Is
significant progress towards perfection in any way possible for me
or just for me as part of humanity? By following the origin and
nature of these debates, this collection sheds light on the
vocation of humanity in early German philosophy. Featuring
translations of Spalding's Contemplation on the Vocation of the
Human Being in its first version from 1748 and an extended
translation of Abbt's and Mendelssohn's epistolary discussion
around the Doubts and the Oracle from 1767, newly-commissioned
chapters cover Johann Gottfried Herder's inherently cultural
concept of the human being, Immanuel Kant's transformative
interplay of moral and natural aspects, and the notion of
metempsychosis in Fichte's work inspired by two neglected
philosophers, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Johann Georg Schlosser.
Opening further lines of inquiry, contributors address questions
about the adaptations of Spalding's work that focus on the vocation
of women as wife, mother or citizen. Exploring the multitude of
ways 18th-century German thinkers understand our position in the
world, this volume captures major changes in metaphysics and
anthropology and enriches current debates within modern philosophy.
Designed as a textbook for use in courses on natural theology and
used by Immanuel Kant as the basis for his Lectures on The
Philosophical Doctrine of Religion, Johan August Eberhard's
Preparation for Natural Theology (1781) is now available in English
for the first time. With a strong focus on the various intellectual
debates and historically significant texts in late renaissance and
early modern theology, Preparation for Natural Theology influenced
the way Kant thought about practical cognition as well as moral and
religious concepts. Access to Eberhard's complete text makes it
possible to distinguish where in the lectures Kant is making
changes to what Eberhard has written and where he is articulating
his own ideas. Identifying new unexplored lines of research, this
translation provides a deeper understanding of Kant's explicitly
religious doctrines and his central moral writings, such as the
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Critique of
Practical Reason. Accompanied by Kant's previously untranslated
handwritten notes on Eberhard's text as well as the Danzig
transcripts of Kant's course on rational theology, Preparation for
Natural Theology features a dual English-German / German-English
glossary, a concordance and an introduction situating the book in
relation to 18th-century theology and philosophy. This is a
significant contribution to twenty-first century Kantian studies.
This book presents the first English translation of Alexander
Baumgarten's Initia Philosophiae Practicae Primae, the textbook
Kant used in his lectures on moral philosophy. Originally published
in Latin in 1760, the Initia contains a systematic, but original
version of the universal practical philosophy first articulated by
Christian Wolff. In his personal copy, Kant penned hundreds of
pages of notes and sketches that document his relation to this
earlier tradition. Translating these extensive elucidations into
English, together with Kant's notes on the text, this translation
offers a complete resource to Kant's reading of the Initia. To
facilitate further study, first-time translations of elucidatory
passages from G. F. Meier and Wolff are also included, alongside a
German-English-Latin glossary. The translators' introduction
provides a biography of Baumgarten, a discussion of the importance
of the Initia, its relation to Wolff's and Meier's universal
practical philosophy and its role in Kant's lectures. By shedding
new light on the arguments of Kant's mature works and offering
insights into his pre-Critical moral thought, Elements of First
Practical Philosophy reveals why Baumgarten's work is essential for
understanding the background to Kant's philosophy.
Designed as a textbook for use in courses on natural theology and
used by Immanuel Kant as the basis for his Lectures on The
Philosophical Doctrine of Religion, Johan August Eberhard's
Preparation for Natural Theology (1781) is now available in English
for the first time. With a strong focus on the various intellectual
debates and historically significant texts in late renaissance and
early modern theology, Preparation for Natural Theology influenced
the way Kant thought about practical cognition as well as moral and
religious concepts. Access to Eberhard's complete text makes it
possible to distinguish where in the lectures Kant is making
changes to what Eberhard has written and where he is articulating
his own ideas. Identifying new unexplored lines of research, this
translation provides a deeper understanding of Kant's explicitly
religious doctrines and his central moral writings, such as the
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals and the Critique of
Practical Reason. Accompanied by Kant's previously untranslated
handwritten notes on Eberhard's text as well as the Danzig
transcripts of Kant's course on rational theology, Preparation for
Natural Theology features a dual English-German / German-English
glossary, a concordance and an introduction situating the book in
relation to 18th-century theology and philosophy. This is a
significant contribution to twenty-first century Kantian studies.
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.
Now available for the first time in English, this critical
translation of Metaphysica draws from the original seven Latin
editions, the Academy edition of Kant, and Georg Friedrich Meier's
18th-century German translation. To assist and support the reading
of this crucial text, the translation features: * historical and
philosophical introductions and sketches * extensive glossaries and
notes * clear reproductions of Kant's elucidations and handwritten
notes * Eberhard's insertions in the 1783 German edition Used as a
philosophical instruction for thinkers such as Kant, Mendelssohn,
Abbt, Herder, and Maimon, Metaphysica is arguably one of
philosophy's most influential texts. Equipped with supportive and
illuminating introductory material, this clear and lucid
translation presents scholars of Kant, German philosophy and the
history of philosophy with an indispensable resource.
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.
Kant divided his course of lectures on metaphysics into six parts:
a section entitled 'prolegomena' followed by chapters on ontology,
cosmology, empirical psychology, rational psychology, and natural
theology. This volume's ten chapters, written by leading Kant
scholars, constitute the most comprehensive and informed analysis
of his metaphysics lectures to date. The book provides balanced
coverage of the lecture transcripts from Kant's course by following
his general structure, with at least one chapter devoted to major
themes from each of its parts. As well as examining what the
lecture transcripts can tell us about the content, context, and
development of Kant's thought on a range of key topics - from his
conception of transcendental philosophy to his critical theism -
the contributors to this volume also offer expert discussion and
insight on how to make responsible use of these key primary
materials from the Kantian corpus.
Kant divided his course of lectures on metaphysics into six parts:
a section entitled 'prolegomena' followed by chapters on ontology,
cosmology, empirical psychology, rational psychology, and natural
theology. This volume's ten chapters, written by leading Kant
scholars, constitute the most comprehensive and informed analysis
of his metaphysics lectures to date. The book provides balanced
coverage of the lecture transcripts from Kant's course by following
his general structure, with at least one chapter devoted to major
themes from each of its parts. As well as examining what the
lecture transcripts can tell us about the content, context, and
development of Kant's thought on a range of key topics - from his
conception of transcendental philosophy to his critical theism -
the contributors to this volume also offer expert discussion and
insight on how to make responsible use of these key primary
materials from the Kantian corpus.
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