Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521574778)

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.

Author: Moses Mendelssohn
ISBN-10: 0521574773
ISBN-13: 9780521574778
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1997
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.30w x 0.98d