Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Type

Book

Authors

Moses Mendelssohn

ISBN 10

0521574773

ISBN 13

9780521574778

Tags

Metaphysics, Modern, History & Surveys

Description

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. - from Amzon

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