Tetens’s Writings on Method, Language, and Anthropology

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· Bloomsbury Publishing
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312
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About this ebook

Containing all of the key writings leading up to the publication of his Philosophical Essays in 1777, this volume presents complete works by Johann Nicolaus Tetens (1736-1807) in English for the very first time. These important essays focus on method in metaphysics and mathematics, the analysis of language, and various anthropological questions that occupied thinkers of the period. Key features of the volume include:

· Accurate, readable translations
· Detailed scholarly notes
· A substantial introduction situating Tetens's works in historical context
· A German-English glossary

This collection marks a significant contribution to scholarship on Kant and 18th-century German philosophy.

About the author

Courtney D. Fugate is Associate Professor at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Curtis Sommerlatte is Dean's Postdoctoral Scholar at Florida State University, USA.

Scott Stapleford is Professor of Philosophy at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, Canada.

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