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The first ever English translation of Francois Hemsterhuis' early
series of philosophical letters published during the 1760s and
1770s. In this edition, the Letter on an Antique Gemstone, Letter
on Sculpture, Letter on Desires and Letter on Man and his Relations
are published chronologically to gradually reveal Hemsterhuis'
complete systematic vision. They are supplemented with three
introductions: the first by Peter Sonderen pinpoints the
significance of Hemsterhuis' remarkably influential aesthetics; the
second by Jacob van Sluis provides the context to his comprehensive
Letter on Man and his Relations; and the third by Gabriel Trop
focuses on the importance of these writings in the history of
ideas, especially Herder's translation and 'Postscript' to the
Letter on Desires, Diderot's commentary on the Letter on Man and
his Relations and Goethe's incorporation of Hemsterhuis' definition
of beauty into his aesthetic reflections.
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correspondence with Amalie Gallitzin as well as the unpublished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.
The first English translation of Francois Hemsterhuis' widely
influential late dialogues, which came to be entwined in
contemporary philosophical debates in GermanyThe four published
dialogues offer diverse treatments of non-materialist philosophy.
Sophylus is concerned with providing the basic epistemological
structures that Hemsterhuis believes are compatible with common
sense, Socratic inquiry and Newtonian science. Aristeaus is a
sustained series of reflections on arguments for the existence of
God, concepts of order and chaos in the universe. Simon is closely
modelled on Plato's Symposium in style, structure and content and
provides the clearest statement of Hemsterhuis' late ethics and
aesthetics. Finally, Alexis the favourite work of many of the
German Romantics uses contemporary discussions of astronomy and
optics to formulate a mythic ode to the role of enthusiasm and
feeling in the constitution of wisdom. Two editorial introductions
supplement these translations the first by Daniel Whistler
considers Hemsterhuis' relationship with Amelia Gallitzin and how
that influenced what he came to call 'our philosophy' and the
second by Laure Cahen-Maurel examines the role played by Jacobi and
others in the transmission of these texts and their influence on
Holderlin's Hyperion and Novalis' Hemsterhuis-Studies in
particular.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Sophyle; Ou, De La Philosophie ... Francois Hemsterhuis
Philosophy; General; Philosophy; Philosophy / General
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