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Tetens's writings on method, language, and anthropology / edited and translated by Courtney D. Fugate, Curtis Sommerlatte and Scott Stapleford.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Bloomsbury studies in modern German philosophyPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.Description: xi, 297 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9781350081444
- 128 FUG
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Summary: This volume presents, for the first time in English, the complete works of Johann Nicolaus Tetens (1736-1807), including all the key writings leading up to the publication of his Philosophical Essays in 1777. These influential essays address topics such as methods in metaphysics and mathematics, the analysis of language, and various anthropological issues that engaged thinkers of the time.
Part 1. Introduction to the TranslationCourtney D. Fugate, in collaboration with Curtis SommerlatteIntroductionJohann Nicolaus Tetens (1736–1807): An Historical SketchTetens and KantResumé of the WorksVocabulary and StylePart 2. The Translations1. Thoughts on the Influence of the Climate on the Manner of Human Thought (1759)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate2. Thoughts on Some Reasons Why There are So Few Settled Truths in Metaphysics (1760)Translated by Scott Stapleford3. Letter to … on the Question: Whether the Difference in the Cognitive Abilities and Inclinations of Human Beings has its Ground in an Innate Difference, or in External Circumstances (1761)Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte4. On the Difference of Human Beings with Respect to their Chief Inclinations (1762–1763)Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte5. On the Principles and Benefits of Etymology (1765–1766)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate6. On the Various Benefits of the Domains of Human Knowledge (1765)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate7. On the Origin of the Desire for Honor (1766)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate8. On the Origin of Languages and Writing (1772)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate9. On the General Speculative Philosophy (1775) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate
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Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai | ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS | நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor | 128 FUG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 137755 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Introduction to the TranslationCourtney D. Fugate, in collaboration with Curtis SommerlatteIntroductionJohann Nicolaus Tetens (1736–1807): An Historical SketchTetens and KantResumé of the WorksVocabulary and StylePart 2. The Translations1. Thoughts on the Influence of the Climate on the Manner of Human Thought (1759)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate2. Thoughts on Some Reasons Why There are So Few Settled Truths in Metaphysics (1760)Translated by Scott Stapleford3. Letter to … on the Question: Whether the Difference in the Cognitive Abilities and Inclinations of Human Beings has its Ground in an Innate Difference, or in External Circumstances (1761)Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte4. On the Difference of Human Beings with Respect to their Chief Inclinations (1762–1763)Translated by Curtis Sommerlatte5. On the Principles and Benefits of Etymology (1765–1766)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate6. On the Various Benefits of the Domains of Human Knowledge (1765)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate7. On the Origin of the Desire for Honor (1766)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate8. On the Origin of Languages and Writing (1772)Translated by Courtney D. Fugate9. On the General Speculative Philosophy (1775) Translated by Courtney D. Fugate
This volume presents, for the first time in English, the complete works of Johann Nicolaus Tetens (1736-1807), including all the key writings leading up to the publication of his Philosophical Essays in 1777. These influential essays address topics such as methods in metaphysics and mathematics, the analysis of language, and various anthropological issues that engaged thinkers of the time.