Maimon's essay on a new logic or theory of thinking a translation and commentary / edited and translated by Timothy Franz.
| Author/creator | Maimon, Salomon |
| Other author | Franz, Timothy. |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] |
| Description | cxi, 281 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Versuch einer neuen Logik oder Theorie des Denkens nebst angehängten Briefen des Philaletes an Aenesidemus. English |
| Portion of title | Essay on a new logic or theory of thinking |
| Abstract | "The Essay on a New Logic or Theory of Thinking was Salomon Maimon's hard-won success after a lifetime's pursuit of philosophical wisdom, originally published in Berlin in 1794. Timothy Franz presents its first translation, with the goal of allowing the New Logic to be an object of further study, accessible to the philosophical tradition. Maimon's work is the product of philosophical genius, and at its heart it is a serene account of reflection on thought that can instruct anyone to unify the principles of logic, on the one hand, and the principles of our scientific approach to the world, on the other, culminating in a thought-provoking metaphysics and philosophy of religion. Maimon also intended the work to be the foundation of his ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. However, as a Jewish philosopher from Lithuania, he had learned his subject as a wanderer, and he struggled to be understood by his fellow Jews, by Germans, and by the philosophical community. Consequently, there is a severe tension between Maimon's serene vision and his persona and presentation. Franz translates the text of the New Logic, Maimon's Letters to Aenesidemus explaining himself to thinkers he felt to be close to him, two hostile reviews he vigorously annotated, and the letter to Kant introducing his idea for a critical philosophy of logic. Franz prefaces the work with a brief history of Maimon's philosophical development and an introduction that attempts to reconcile Maimon's presentation with his vision, and to come to understand both of them together"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Translation of: Versuch einer neuen Logik oder Theorie des Denkens nebst angehängten Briefen des Philaletes an Aenesidemus. Berlin : E. Felisch, 1794. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024019430 |
| ISBN | 9780197658420 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |