Correspondence

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Correspondence
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Immanuel Kant
Edited by Arnulf Zweig
SeriesThe Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:660
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780521037259
ClassificationsDewey:193 [B] 193 [B] 193
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 June 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a most complete English edition of Kant's correspondence. The letters are concerned with philosophical and scientific topics but many also treat personal, historical and cultural matters. On one level the letters chart Kant's philosophical development. On another level they expose quirks and foibles, and reveal a good deal about Kant's friendships and philosophical battles with some of the prominent thinkers of the time: Herder, Hamann, Mendelssohn and Fichte. What emerges from these pages is a vivid picture of the intellectual, religious and political currents of the late eighteenth-century Prussia, in which there is much to be learnt about topics such as censorship, and the changing status of Jews and women in Europe. Amongst the special features of this volume are: a substantial introduction, detailed explanatory notes, a glossary, and biographical sketches of correspondents and people referred to in the letters.