Correspondence (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant) - Softcover

Kant, Arnulf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521037255 ISBN 13: 9780521037259

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This is a most complete English edition of Kant's correspondence. The letters are concerned with philosophical and scientific topics but many also treat personal, historical and cultural matters. On one level the letters chart Kant's philosophical development. On another level they expose quirks and foibles, and reveal a good deal about Kant's friendships and philosophical battles with some of the prominent thinkers of the time: Herder, Hamann, Mendelssohn and Fichte. What emerges from these pages is a vivid picture of the intellectual, religious and political currents of the late eighteenth-century Prussia, in which there is much to be learnt about topics such as censorship, and the changing status of Jews and women in Europe. Amongst the special features of this volume are: a substantial introduction, detailed explanatory notes, a glossary, and biographical sketches of correspondents and people referred to in the letters.

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Book Description:

This is a most complete English edition of Kant's correspondence. The letters are concerned with philosophical and scientific topics but many also treat personal, historical and cultural matters. They chart Kant's philosophical development and reveal a good deal about Kant's friendships and philosophical battles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521037255
• ISBN 13: 9780521037259
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 660