Rival enlightenments : civil and metaphysical philosophy in early modern Germany

Rival enlightenments : civil and metaphysical philosophy in early modern Germany / Ian Hunter.

Rival Enlightenments is a major reinterpretation of early modern German intellectual history. Ian Hunter treats the civil philosophy of Pufendorf and Thomasius and the metaphysical philosophy of Leibniz and Kant as rival intellectual cultures or paideiai. Combining careful scholarship with vivid pol...

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Main Author: Hunter, Ian, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series:Ideas in context.
Subjects:
Pufendorf, Samuel, > Freiherr von, > 1632-1694.
Thomasius, Christian, > 1655-1728.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, > Freiherr von, > 1646-1716
Pufendorf, Samuel, > Freiherr von, > 1632-1694
Thomasius, Christian, > 1655-1728
Thomasius, Christian.
Kant, Immanuel.
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm.
Pufendorf, Samuel von.
Philosophy, German > History.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > Modern.
Philosophy, German
Philosophie
Metafysica.
Filozofia > historia > Niemcy > 17-18 w.
Polityka > filozofia > historia > Niemcy > 17-18 w.
Electronic books.
History
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Summary:Rival Enlightenments is a major reinterpretation of early modern German intellectual history. Ian Hunter treats the civil philosophy of Pufendorf and Thomasius and the metaphysical philosophy of Leibniz and Kant as rival intellectual cultures or paideiai. Combining careful scholarship with vivid polemic, Hunter presents insights for philosophers and historians alike.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 398 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-391) and index.
ISBN:0511013582
9780511013584
0521792657
9780521792653
9780511490583
0511490585
9780511047107
051104710X
0511154437
9780511154430
1107121973
9781107121973
0511174497
9780511174490
9780521025492
0521025494
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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