Baumgarten's Elements of First Practical Philosophy

A Critical Translation with Kant's Reflections on Moral Philosophy

AvAlexander Gottlieb Baumgarten,Immanuel Kant

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This book presents the first English translation of Alexander Baumgarten’s Initia Philosophiae Practicae Primae, the textbook Kant used in his lectures on moral philosophy. Originally published in Latin in 1760, the Initia contains a systematic, but original version of the universal practical philosophy first articulated by Christian Wolff. In his personal copy, Kant penned hundreds of pages of notes and sketches that document his relation to this earlier tradition. Translating these extensive elucidations into English, together with Kant’s notes on the text, this translation offers a complete resource to Kant’s reading of the Initia. To facilitate further study, first-time translations of elucidatory passages from G. F. Meier and Wolff are also included, alongside a German-English-Latin glossary. The translators’ introduction provides a biography of Baumgarten, a discussion of the importance of the Initia, its relation to Wolff’s and Meier’s universal practical philosophy and its role in Kant’s lectures. By shedding new light on the arguments of Kant’s mature works and offering insights into his pre-Critical moral thought, Elements of First Practical Philosophy reveals why Baumgarten's work is essential for understanding the background to Kant’s philosophy.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-26
Mått:152 x 232 x 22 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Kant’s Sources in Translation
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350276178
Översättare:Courtney D. Fugate, John Hymers

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Alexander Baumgarten (1714 - 1762) was among the first to teach the controversial philosophy of Christian Wolff (1769-1764). By order of the king, he moved to Frankfurt on the Order in 1739, where he remained until his death in 1762. His most influential philosophical works are Metaphysics (1739), Philosophical Ethics (1740), and Aesthetics (2 Vols, 1750 & 1757). It is as formulated in these works that the Leibniz-Wolff tradition was chiefly communicated to later German philosophers, including Immanuel Kant. Today Baumgarten is also regarded as a central founder of modern aesthetics.John Hymers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at La Salle University, USA.Courtney D. Fugate is Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

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By providing a translation of Alexander Baumgarten`s Elements of First Practical Philosophy, together with the translation of the complete set of marginal notes or “jottings” concerning that work, which are contained in Kant`s Nachlass, Fugate and Hymers have rendered an invaluable service to Anglophone students of Kant`s moral philosophy. Their importance stems from the fact Kant used this work as one of the textbooks for his lectures on ethics, which he delivered with regularity throughout his academic career. Moreover, these lectures, together with the notes, constitute the main sources for understanding the development of his moral philosophy.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction A Note on the TranslationA Brief Bibliography and Guide for Further ReadingIntroduction to First Practical Philosophy with Kant’s ElucidationsKant’s Notes to Baumgarten’s IntroductionEnglish-German-Latin GlossaryName and Subject Indices