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The Early Writings of Francois Hemsterhuis, 1762-1773

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Publisher
Edinburgh Edition of the Complete Philosophical Works of Francois Hemsterhuis
Year
2022
Tongue
English
Leaves
183
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Front matter
Contents
Series Introduction
Jacob van Sluis and Daniel Whistler
Hemsterhuis’s Life, Works and Reception
Abbreviations
INTRODUCTIONS
Hemsterhuis’s Art and Aesthetics: Theories in the Making
Peter Sonderen
Man in General and Fagel in Particular
Jacob van Sluis
Hemsterhuis as Provocation: The German Reception of his Early Writings
Gabriel Trop
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

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