The historiographical concept 'system of philosophy' : its origin, nature, influence, and legitimacy / by Leo Catana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Catana, Leo.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 165.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 165

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brucker, Johann Jakob, 1696-1770.

Brucker, Johann Jakob.

Methodology.

Philosophy--Historiography.

Philosophy.

Philosophy--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jacob Brucker (1696-1770) established the history of philosophy as a philosophical discipline in the 1740's. In order to separate this new discipline from other historical disciplines, he introduced the historiographical concept ‘system of philosophy’. The historian of philosophy should use this concept as a criterion of inclusion of past philosophies, and as an ideal form of exposition. The present book describes the origin of this historiographical notion, its implicit Protestant assumptions, and it traces the concept’s impact upon the methods of history of philosophy and history of ideas, as developed over the following centuries. Finally, it discusses the concept’s strengths and weaknesses as a historiographical tool, arguing that it ought to be given up.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / L. Catana

Introduction / L. Catana

Chapter One. The Concept ‘System Of Philosophy’: The Case Of Jacob Brucker’s Historiography Of Philosophy / L. Catana

Chapter Two. Brucker’s Practice I: His Exposition Of Bruno / L. Catana

Chapter Three. Brucker’s Practice II: His Expositions Of Thales, Plato And Aristotle / L. Catana

Chapter Four. Giordano Bruno’s Hermeneutics: Observations On The Bible In De Monade (1591) / L. Catana

Chapter Five. Apologetic Strains In Brucker’s Historiography Of Philosophy / L. Catana

Chapter Six. The Influence Of The Historiographical Concept ‘System Of Philosophy’ / L. Catana

Chapter Seven. The Legitimacy Of The Historiographical Concept ‘System Of Philosophy’ / L. Catana

Appendix A. Portraits Of Jacob Brucker / L. Catana

Appendix B. Jacob Brucker’s Citations In His Exposition Of Giordano Bruno / L. Catana

Appendix C. Christoph August Heumann’s Scheme Of Periodization / L. Catana

Appendix D. Jacob Brucker’s Scheme Of Periodization / L. Catana

Bibliography / L. Catana

Index Of Names / L. Catana

Index Of References To Jacob Brucker’s Writings / L. Catana.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-368) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-06085-X

9786613060853

90-474-3336-X

OCLC:

706476490