{"product_id":"the-human-vocation-in-german-philosophy-9781350166073","title":"The Human Vocation in German Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 18th-century Germany philosophers were occupied with questions of who we are and what we should be. Can the individual fulfill its vocation or is this possible only for humanity as a whole? Is significant progress towards perfection in any way possible for me or just for me as part of humanity? By following the origin and nature of these debates, this collection sheds light on the vocation of humanity in early German philosophy.Featuring translations of Spalding's \u003ci\u003eContemplation on the Vocation of the Human Being\u003c\/i\u003e in its first version from 1748 and an extended translation of Abbt's and Mendelssohn's epistolary discussion around the \u003ci\u003eDoubts \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eOracle\u003c\/i\u003e from 1767, newly-commissioned chapters cover Johann Gottfried Herder's inherently cultural concept of the human being, Immanuel Kant's transformative interplay of moral and natural aspects, and the notion of metempsychosis in Fichte's work  inspired by two neglected philosophers, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Johann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 18th century debate about the vocation of human being gave shape and direction to later philosophy. Yet the debate, especially its early phases, remain curiously under-researched. With its translation of original sources and ten newly commissioned essays by leading scholars in the field, this volume represents a valuable addition to our understanding of the Enlightenment, Idealism, and beyond. * Kristin Gjesdal, Professor of Philosophy, Temple University, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the perennial questions of what we are and who we ought to become. The lucid translations and erudite discussions of texts on the human vocation are a major contribution to studies in classical German philosophy. * John Walsh, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume does an excellent job of capturing the German Enlightenment's fascination with life's meaning, understood in terms of the human vocation. With translations of source materials and a collection of related essays, this book will interest anyone who has ever wondered about the human being's place in the world. * Reed Winegar, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Translations and Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations  Introduction: Defining the Dynamics of Being: How the Bestimmungsfrage became a Driving Force in German Enlightenment and Beyond, \u003ci\u003eAnne Pollok (University of South Carolina, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Translations \u003c\/b\u003e 1.      Johann Joachim Spalding: Contemplation on the Vocation of the Human Being (1748), \u003ci\u003etranslated by Courtney Fugate, (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)\u003c\/i\u003e 2.      Thomas Abbt and Moses Mendelssohn: Doubt and Oracle On the Human Vocation, plus Excerpts from their Correspondence, 1756-1766\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003etranslated by Anne Pollok (University of South Carolina, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart II: Essays\u003c\/b\u003e 3.      The Place of the Human Being in the World: Johann Joachim Spalding on Religion and Philosophy as a Way of Life\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Anna Macor (Oxford University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 4.      Between Spalding and Fichte: The Vocation of the Human Being in Mendelssohn and Kant, \u003ci\u003eGünter Zöller \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 5.      Reinhard Brandt: Excerpt from The Human Vocation in Kant, \u003ci\u003etranslated by Courtney Fugate \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(American University of Beirut, Lebanon) \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Anne Pollok \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(University of South Carolina, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6.      Kant on the Human Vocation\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen Wood (Stanford University, USA and Indiana University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7.      Understanding the Vocation of the Human Being Through the Kantian Sublime\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGiulia Milli (University of Genoa, Italy)\u003c\/i\u003e 8.      ‘It will be well’: Isaak Iselin on the Self-Realization of Humanity in History, \u003ci\u003eAnsgar Lyssy (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 9.      Whose Vocation? Which Man?: A.W. Rehberg on Vocation of Man and Political Theory, \u003ci\u003eMichael Gregory (University of Groningen, the Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 10.   Religious Anthropology and Pluralism: Herder on the Bildung of Humanity\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiels Wildschut (University of Vienna, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e 11.   The Doctrine of Palingenesis in Fichte’s Vocation of the Human Being, \u003ci\u003eDavid W. Wood (KU Leuven, Belgium)\u003c\/i\u003e 12.   The Vocation of Philosophy: Hegel on “Speculative” Science and the Human Good, \u003ci\u003eBrady Bowman (Pennsylvania State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019632935255,"sku":"9781350166073","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350166073.jpg?v=1750780849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-human-vocation-in-german-philosophy-9781350166073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}