Jacobi, friedrich heinrich 1743 1819 friedrich heinrich jacobi was a leading representative, with johann georg hamann, of the philosophy of feeling and a major critic of immanuel kant. Modern spinozana inprint as well as outofprint books prices of new books are subject to change please note. Baruch spinoza project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. However, an exuberant outburst of excellent scholarship on spinoza has of late come to dominate work on early modern philosophy. Engraved titlevignette portraits of lessing and mendelssohn.
For a detailed sketch of jacobis life, the article in the allgemeine deutsche biographie prantl, 1881 is still the best but must be supplemented with more recent discoveries. Jacobi, friedrich heinrich enlightenment revolution. Friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819, a german philosopher of the. This work, as well as david hume on faith, or idealism and realism, jacobi to fichte, and the novel allwill, is included in george di giovannis translation. Jacobi received an education preparing him for a business career, but an inner urge drove him to the pursuit of. Friedrich heinrich jacobi was born at dusseldorf in 1743. The main philosophical writings and the novel allwill. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The pantheism controversy was an event in german cultural history which had an impact throughout europe a conversation between philosopher friedrich heinrich jacobi and dramatist gotthold lessing in 1780 led jacobi to a protracted study of baruch spinoza s works. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The main philosophical writings and the novel allwill by. A key figure in the german enlightenment, jacobi had an enormous impact on.
Between 178589, a major controversy about spinozas philosophy arose between the german philosophers friedrich heinrich jacobi a critic and moses mendelssohn a defender. Jacobis revelation against kantian intellectualismthe goal of this article is to shed light on the neglected connection between friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819 and maurice merleauponty 19081961. Friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819 singled out spinoza as one of the main targets of his attacks. Friedrich heinrich jacobi stanford encyclopedia of. Actual and alleged jan olof bengtsson lund university nihilism before nietzsche, by michael allen gillespie. The spinoza conversations between lessing and jacobi. Sep 09, 2009 main philosophical writings and the novel allwill mcgillqueens studies in the hist of id friedrich heinrich jacobi, george di giovanni on. Main philosophical writings and the novel allwill mcgillqueens. Lessings spinozism looms up out of the numerous intellectual riddles of the past. The main philosophical writings and the novel allwill has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Friedrich heinrich jacobi is a rather under appreciated and seldom read german author. German philosopher, born at dusseldorf on the 25th of january 1743.
Friedrich heinrich jacobi wider mendelssohns beschuldigungen. Friedrich heinrich jacobi 1743 1819 was an influential german philosopher, literary figure, socialite and the younger brother of poet johann georg jacobi. Spinoza s thought and spinozism, which included for him idealists such as kant, fichte, schelling. Jacobi an fichte by friedrich heinrich jacobi alibris. The living and efficaciously acting moral order is itself god. Jacobi s revelation against kantian intellectualismthe goal of this article is to shed light on the neglected connection between friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819 and maurice merleauponty 19081961.
Jacobi accused lessing of having been a spinozistan epithet which was regarded as equivalent to pantheist, and pantheist in turn to atheist. Friedrich heinrich jacobi was a leading representative, with johann georg hamann, of the philosophy of feeling and a major critic of immanuel kant. Buy jacobi an fichte by friedrich heinrich jacobi online at alibris. Jan 28, 2011 jacobi, friedrich heinrich, german philosopher. Until recently, spinoza s standing in anglophone studies of philosophy has been relatively low and has only seemed to confirm friedrich heinrich jacobi s assessment of him as a dead dog. In 1785, friedrich heinrich jacobi published a condemnation of spinoza s pantheism, after lessing was thought to have confessed on his deathbed to being a spinozist, which was the equivalent in his time of being called an atheist. Friedrich heinrich jacobi facts biography yourdictionary.
Almost everything has been tried in an effort to sound and weigh the exact amount of spinozism lessing betrayed in his conversations with jacobi. His doctrine of the relativity of knowledge was later exploited by sir william hamilton. His project, which sought to undercut the enlightenment, and reaffirmed the role of faith in both practical and theoretical philosophy, would help define him as an. Jacobi received an education preparing him for a business career, but an inner urge drove him to the pursuit of philosophical studies. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The encyclopedia americana 1920jacobi, friedrich heinrich.
Jacobis polemical tract concerning the doctrine of spinoza in letters to herr moses mendelssohn propelled him to notoriety in 1785. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. Friedrich heinrich jacobi, german philosopher, major exponent of the philosophy. The second son of a wealthy sugar merchant near dusseldorf, he was educated for a commercial career. The poem carried the name of its author but had been. This is an automatically generated and experimental page. Jacobis principal works are the two philosophical novels, woldmwr 2 vols. Friedrich heinrich jacobi was an influential german philosopher, literary figure, and socialite. This resurgence is due in no small part to the recent revival of. Main philosophical writings and the novel allwill by.
Notes to friedrich heinrich jacobi stanford encyclopedia of. In his work on the doctrine of spinoza, in letters to moses mendelssohn 1785, he directed. Succeeding his father as head of a sugar factory in 1764, jacobi joined the governing council of the. Friedrich heinrich jacobi s most popular book is main philosophical writings and t. Jacobi, friedrich heinrich internet encyclopedia of. Friedrich heinrich jacobi author of main philosophical writings and. Friedrich heinrich jacobi german philosopher britannica. Jacobis spinoza buchlein by friedrich heinrich jacobi. In 1785, friedrich heinrich jacobi published a condemnation of spinoza s pantheism, after gotthold lessing was thought to have confessed on his deathbed to being a spinozist, which was the equivalent in his time of being called an atheist.
From urban sanitation to sustainable cities risk, society and policy series by gordon mcgranahan. With other enlightenment thinkers, mendelssohn attacked jacobis notion of belief as obscurantist. He studied at frankfort and geneva, and in 1764 became the head of his fathers business in dusseldorf. Friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819, a german philosopher of the enlightenment, emphasized the philosophic dimensions of feeling and faith in opposition to the claims of pure reason. A bitter reply from schelling was left without answer by jacobi. Friedrich heinrich jacobis most popular book is main philosophical writings and t. He was educated at the university of geneva, and in 1764 entered upon a commercial career in his native town. On the teachings of spinoza, in letters to moses mendelssohn. Friedrich heinrich jacobi, concerning the doctrine of spin. The problem of knowledge in the philosophical doctrine of friedrich heinrich jacobi, doctoral dissertation, university of hamburg, 1921. Main philosophical writings and the novel allwill by friedrich. Like his junior contemporary goethe 17491832, friedrich heinrich jacobi was blessed with a long life, at least as measured by the standards of the time, and had the good fortune of witnessing in its course events that radically altered the cultural and political face of western europe. A renowned critic of the enlightenment, friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819 singled out spinoza as one of the main targets of his attacks.
Friedrich heinrich jacobi was an influential german philosopher, literary figure. Jacobi, friedrich heinrich internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Marianne kjellen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In notebook 3 12 the poet entered a series of notes derived from a life of pico della mirandola by meiners. Friedrich heinrich jacobi has 105 books on goodreads with 118 ratings. Known in german as the pantheismusstreit pantheism controversy, it helped spread pantheism to many german thinkers. Friedrich heinrich jacobi s auserlesener briefwechsel, volume 2. On gillespies nihilism before nietzsche humanitas 73 origins of nihilism. The iep is actively seeking an author who will write a replacement article. Main philosophical writings and the novel allwill book. Friedrich heinrich jacobi 17431819 german philosopher.
Lessing had avowed that he knew no philosophy, in the true sense of that word, save spinozism. Friedrich heinrich jacobi stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Main philosophical writings and the novel allwill mcgill. Jacobi s polemical tract concerning the doctrine of spinoza in letters to herr moses mendelssohn propelled him to notoriety in 1785. Pantheism controversy project gutenberg selfpublishing. Auserlesener briefwechsel friedrich heinrich jacobi. Friedrich heinrich jacobi, concerning the doctrine of spinoza in letters to mr. The main philosophical writings and the novel allwill book by. In 1787, friedrich heinrich jacobi addressed, in his book on faith. Friedrich heinrich jacobi wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. His life and philosophy have long attracted the attention of. This volume contains in translation the main writings relative to the famous pantheism debate between jacobi and mendelssohn, which was prompted by jacobi s. In 1794 jacobi moved from his home in pempelfort to hamburg in order to avoid.
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