Lessing

Philosophical and Theological Writings

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, H. B. Nisbet (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge)

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Cambridge University Press
06 October 2005

Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Philosophy of religion

Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–81), thinker, dramatist and controversialist of many-sided interests, is the most representative figure of the German Enlightenment. His defence of Spinoza, who had traditionally been condemned as an atheist, provoked a major controversy in philosophy, and his publication of H. S. Reimarus' radical assault on Christianity led to fundamental changes in Protestant theology. This volume presents the most comprehensive collection to date in English of Lessing's philosophical and theological writings, several of which are here translated for the first time. They are edited and translated by H. B. Nisbet, who also provides an introduction that sets them in their historical and philosophical contexts.

By: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Edited and translated by: H. B. Nisbet (Sidney Sussex College Cambridge)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9780521831208
ISBN 10: 0521831202
Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 06 October 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Christianity of Reason; On the Reality of Things outside God; Spinoza only put Leibniz on the Track of [his Theory of] Pre-established Harmony; On the Origin of Revealed Religion; Leibniz on Eternal Punishment; [Editorial Commentary on the 'Fragments' of Reimarus]; On the Proof of the Spirit and of Power; The Testament of St John; A Rejoinder; A Parable; Axioms; New Hypothesis on the Evangelists as Merely Human Historians; Necessary Answer to a Very Unnecessary Question of Herr Hauptpastor Goeze in Hamburg; The Religion of Christ; That More than Five Senses are Possible for Human Beings; Ernst and Falk: Dialogues for Freemasons; The Education of the Human Race; [Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Recollections of Conversations with Lessing in July and August].

H. B. Nisbet has translated works by Kant and Hegel and is co-editor of the Cambridge History of Literary Criticism.

Reviews for Lessing: Philosophical and Theological Writings

The material is very useful for scholars trying to work their way through Wedekind criticism. The intelligent introductory essay reflects the critical judgment of a mature scholar in the field. CHOICE Entertaining, well written, covers areas of major interest, contains useful bibliographies and has much to offer the reading public ... invaluable in coming to terms with the elusive poet. GERMANIC NOTES AND REVIEWS