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The early writings of Francois Hemsterhuis, 1762-1773 / edited and translated by Jacob van Sluis, Daniel Whistler.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hemsterhuis, Francois, Author.
Contributor:
Sluis, Jacob van, 1953- editor, translator.
Whistler, Daniel, 1982- editor, translator.
Series:
The Edinburgh Edition of the Complete Philosophical Works of François Hemsterhuis
The Edinburgh Edition of the Complete Philosophical Works of François Hemsterhuis
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Philosophy--Miscellanea.
Philosophy.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (183 pages)
Place of Publication:
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Summary:
This critical edition translates Hemsterhuis' 'Letter on an Antique Gemstone', 'Letter on Sculpture', 'Letter on Desires', 'Letter on Man and his Relations' and 'Philosophical Description of the Character of the Late Mr F. Fagel' into English for the first time. Three introductions explore these texts' influence and significance.
Contents:
Frontmatter
Contents
Series Introduction
Hemsterhuis’s Life, Works and Reception
Abbreviations
INTRODUCTIONS
Hemsterhuis’s Art and Aesthetics: Theories in the Making
Man in General and Fagel in Particular
Hemsterhuis as Provocation: The German Reception of his Early Writings
EARLY WRITINGS
Letter on an Antique Gemstone
Letter on Sculpture
Letter on Desires
Letter on Man and his Relations
Philosophical Description of the Character of the Late Mr. F. Fagel
Notes
Appendix. Corrigenda, Œuvres philosophiques, 2015
Index
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4744-8668-1
1-4744-8667-3
OCLC:
1298388713

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