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Alexander Baumgarten (1714-1762) was among the first to teach the controversial philosophy of Christian Wolff (1679-1754). By order of the king, he moved to Frankfurt on the Oder in 1739, where he remained until his death in 1762. His most influential philosophical works are Metaphysics (1739), Philosophical Ethics (1740) and Aesthetics (2 Vols, 1750 and 1757). Today Baumgarten is also regarded as a central founder of modern aesthetics. John Hymers is Associate Professor of Philosophy at La Salle University, USA. He is the co-editor and translator of Metaphysics: A Critical Translation (Bloomsbury, 2012), Preparation for Natural Theology (Bloomsbury, 2016) and Baumgarten's Elements of First Practical Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2020).
Kant was long alone at the University of Königsberg in using Baumgarten’s Philosophical Ethics for teaching. With the first modern translation of this textbook, John Hymers meets the highest editorial standards. His volume will be groundbreaking for further research, as it provides a unique insight into the genesis and context of Kant's moral philosophy. * Clemens Schwaiger, Professor of Philosophy, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany * Kant did not write about ethical duties in a vacuum, and now students and scholars can see his most used source for themselves with this excellent translation. Kant’s lectures on ethics can best be understood by holding open this book as Kant himself did in the classroom. * Frederick Rauscher, Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, USA * An incredibly rich resource for anyone interested in eighteenth-century ethics in general and Kant’s practical philosophy in particular — highly recommended! * Jens Timmermann, Professor of Moral Philosophy, The University of St Andrews, UK *
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