Essay on a new theory of the human capacity for representation / Karl Leonhard Reinhold ; translated by Tim Mehigan and Barry Empson ; with an introduction and notes by Tim Mehigan and Barry Empson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reinhold, Karl Leonhard, 1758-1823.

Contributor:

Mehigan, Timothy J.

Empson, Barry.

Standardized Title:

Versuch einer neuen Theorie des menschlichen Vorstellungsvermögens. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representation (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although influential in his own day, Karl Leonhard Reinhold's contribution to late 18th and early 19th century thought has long been overshadowed by the towering presence of Immanuel Kant, the thinker whose ideas he helped to interpret and disseminate. Today, however, a more nuanced understanding of Reinhold's contribution to post-Kantian thought is emerging. Apart from his exposition of Kant's critical philosophy, which played a significant role in the development of German idealism, Reinhold's role in the intellectual movement of Enlightenment and his contributions to early linguistic philosophy are now receiving scholarly attention. In the English-speaking world, where few translations of his work have been attempted, Reinhold has mostly been overlooked. This imbalance is corrected in the present work: the first translation into English of Reinhold's major work of philosophy, the New Theory of the Human Capacity for Representation (1789). The translators provide an overview of the main currents of thought which informed Reinhold's philosophical project, as well as notes on his reading of Kant and other important thinkers of Reinhold's day. A glossary of key terms, a bibliography of scholarly work on Reinhold and suggestions for further reading are also included.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Essay on a New Theory of The Human Capacity for Representation

On What has been Happening with the Kantian Philosophy (1789)

Book One: Treatise on The Need for a New Investigation of The Human Capacity for Representation

Book Two: Theory of the Capacity for Representation in General

Book Three: General Theory of Cognition

Theory of Sensibility

Theory of the Understanding

Theory of Reason

Basis of the Theory of the Capacity for Desire

Appendices

Glossary

German Thinkers Mentioned by Reinhold

References

Name Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613165152

9781283165150

1283165155

9783110227413

311022741X

OCLC:

754713682