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