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Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics
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This volume collects together eleven essays on Alexander Baumgarten’s Metaphysics and its relation to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. The early chapters examine Baumgarten’s philosophy in its historical context, including its link with both Pietism and rationalism. The later chapters explore the many ways in which Kant criticized and built upon Baumgarten’s Metaphysics.
Title: Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics
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This volume collects together eleven essays on Alexander Baumgarten’s Metaphysics and its relation to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant.
The early chapters examine Baumgarten’s philosophy in its historical context, including its link with both Pietism and rationalism.
The later chapters explore the many ways in which Kant criticized and built upon Baumgarten’s Metaphysics.
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