
Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics
Oxford University Press
Published on 21. June 2018
Book
Hardback
252 pages
978-0-19-878388-6 (ISBN)
Description
Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics explores the metaphysics of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (17141762) and its decisive influence on Immanuel Kant. For over a century, scholars have recognized the significance of Baumgarten's Metaphysics, both because of its impact on Kant's intellectual development, and because of the way it fundamentally informed the work of generations of German philosophers, including Moses Mendelssohn, Thomas Abbt, Johann Gottfried Herder, Solomon Maimon, Johann August Eberhard, and arguably even Georg Friedrich Hegel. However, Baumgarten's Metaphysics has only recently become available in reliable German and English translations; as such, many scholars have been excluded from the discussion and the significance of Baumgarten's work has remained largely unexplored. Thus with the appearance of these translations, interest in Baumgarten's work has surged. This collection provides an anchor for this emerging discussion by presenting chapters by some of the scholars most responsible for Baumgarten's current reputation, together with some of the best young scholars in this emerging field.
Reviews / Votes
Fugate attempts to place the study of Baumgarten's relation to Kant on a more solid foundation by clarifying some basic concepts of Baumgarten's metaphysical work and by showing that many of Kant's criticisms against him were more of a program than based on solid arguments. This move reflects the claim that seems to drive the whole volume, namely, that a serious investigation of Baumgarten's work can help us both in better understanding the manifold background of pre-Kantian German philosophy and the undeniable revolutionary nature of Kant's achievements. This is definitely the main and very welcome contribution of the volume to the most recent trend in the history of German modern philosophy. * Paola Rumore, Universita degli Studi di Torino, Journal of the History of Philosophy *More details
Language
English
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Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
546 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-878388-6 (9780198783886)
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Persons
Courtney D. Fugate is Associate Professor of Civilization Studies and Philosophy at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is co-editor and translator of both Alexander Baumgarten's Metaphysics: A Critical Translation with Kant's Elucidations, Selected Notes and Related Materials (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Johann August Eberhard's Preparation for Natural Theology: With Kant's Notes and the Danzig Rational Theology Transcript (Bloomsbury 2016), and author of The Teleology of Reason: A Study of the Structure of Kant's Critical Philosophy (de Gruyter, 2014). He also has forthcoming Kant's 'Critique of Practical Reason': A Reader's Guide (Bloomsbury).
John Hymers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at La Salle University, Philadelphia, where he teaches Modern Philosophy. Most recently, he is co-editor and translator of both Alexander Baumgarten's Metaphysics: A Critical Translation with Kant's Elucidations, Selected Notes and Related Materials (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Johann August Eberhard's Preparation for Natural Theology: With Kant's Notes and the Danzig Rational Theology Transcript (Bloomsbury 2016). He earned his PhD at KU Leuven (Belgium) under William Desmond, and is the author of articles on Ludwig Feuerbach and environmental philosophy. Former managing editor of Ethical Perspectives, Hymers has also published many translations from Dutch and German.
John Hymers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at La Salle University, Philadelphia, where he teaches Modern Philosophy. Most recently, he is co-editor and translator of both Alexander Baumgarten's Metaphysics: A Critical Translation with Kant's Elucidations, Selected Notes and Related Materials (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Johann August Eberhard's Preparation for Natural Theology: With Kant's Notes and the Danzig Rational Theology Transcript (Bloomsbury 2016). He earned his PhD at KU Leuven (Belgium) under William Desmond, and is the author of articles on Ludwig Feuerbach and environmental philosophy. Former managing editor of Ethical Perspectives, Hymers has also published many translations from Dutch and German.
Editor
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Civilization StudiesAssociate Professor of Philosophy and Civilization Studies, American University of Beirut
Associate Professor of PhilosophyAssociate Professor of Philosophy, LaSalle University, Philadelphia
Content
Courtney D. Fugate and John Hymers: Introduction
1: Brandon C. Look: Baumgarten's Rationalism
2: Angelica Nuzzo: Determination, Determinability, and the Structure of Ens: Baumgarten's Ontology and Beyond
3: Clemens Schwaiger: Baumgarten's Theory of Freedom: A Contribution to the Wolff-Lange Controversy
4: Gary Hatfield: Baumgarten, Wolff, Descartes, and the Origins of Psychology
5: Corey W. Dyck: Between Wolffianism and Pietism: Baumgarten's Rational Psychology
6: Rudolf A. Makkreel: Baumgarten and Kant on Clarity, Distinctness, and the Differentiation of our Mental Powers
7: John Hymers: Contradiction and Privation: Baumgarten and Kant on the Concept of Nothing
8: Courtney D. Fugate: Baumgarten and Kant on Existence
9: Paul Guyer: Baumgarten, Kant, and the Refutation of Idealism
10: Henry E. Allison: Freedom of the Will in Baumgarten and Kant's ML1
11: Jeffrey Edwards: Wolff, Baumgarten, and the Principle of Thoroughgoing Determination in Kant's Opus postumum
1: Brandon C. Look: Baumgarten's Rationalism
2: Angelica Nuzzo: Determination, Determinability, and the Structure of Ens: Baumgarten's Ontology and Beyond
3: Clemens Schwaiger: Baumgarten's Theory of Freedom: A Contribution to the Wolff-Lange Controversy
4: Gary Hatfield: Baumgarten, Wolff, Descartes, and the Origins of Psychology
5: Corey W. Dyck: Between Wolffianism and Pietism: Baumgarten's Rational Psychology
6: Rudolf A. Makkreel: Baumgarten and Kant on Clarity, Distinctness, and the Differentiation of our Mental Powers
7: John Hymers: Contradiction and Privation: Baumgarten and Kant on the Concept of Nothing
8: Courtney D. Fugate: Baumgarten and Kant on Existence
9: Paul Guyer: Baumgarten, Kant, and the Refutation of Idealism
10: Henry E. Allison: Freedom of the Will in Baumgarten and Kant's ML1
11: Jeffrey Edwards: Wolff, Baumgarten, and the Principle of Thoroughgoing Determination in Kant's Opus postumum