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Albrecht von Haller Poetry Science Theodicy Philosophy Physiology Eternity Truth
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Publication Year
- 1981
- Original Language
- English
- Type
- Hardcover
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Switzerland
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Personalize
- No
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Personalized
- No
- Era
- 1980s
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9783261049063
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
ISBN-10
3261049065
ISBN-13
9783261049063
eBay Product ID (ePID)
118149859
Product Key Features
Book Title
Comparison of Selected Poetic and Scientific Works of Albrecht Von HALLER
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
European / German, Poetry
Genre
Literary Criticism
Book Series
Germanic Studies in America
Format
Leather
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
6 in
Item Width
9 in
Additional Product Features
TitleLeading
A
Series Volume Number
Vol. 43
Table Of Content
Contents: Introduction - Nature and Landscape Description - Truth, Reason, and Knowledge: Their Scope and Limits - Theodicy, Infinity, and the Search for Original Causes - A Scientific and a Philosophical Problem Compared - Conclusion.
Synopsis
In this book the author investigates the parallels between Haller's poetic and scientific writings by comparing selected poems from Haller's -Versuch Schweizerischer Gedichte- with various scientific works, with respect to subject matter, structure, and style. The themes discussed in the four chapters are: nature and landscape description; truth, reason, knowledge, and their limits; theodicy, infinity, and the search for original causes. Also, a specific philosophical problem, theodicy in the poem -Uber den Ursprung des Ubels-, is compared to a specific scientific problem, the nature of irritability and sensibility in -De partibus corporis humani sensilibus et irritabilibus-, with emphasis on Haller's working method.", In this book the author investigates the parallels between Haller's poetic and scientific writings by comparing selected poems from Haller's «Versuch Schweizerischer Gedichte» with various scientific works, with respect to subject matter, structure, and style. The themes discussed in the four chapters are: nature and landscape description; truth, reason, knowledge, and their limits; theodicy, infinity, and the search for original causes. Also, a specific philosophical problem, theodicy in the poem «Über den Ursprung des Übels», is compared to a specific scientific problem, the nature of irritability and sensibility in «De partibus corporis humani sensilibus et irritabilibus», with emphasis on Haller's working method., In this book the author investigates the parallels between Haller's poetic and scientific writings by comparing selected poems from Haller's Versuch Schweizerischer Gedichte with various scientific works, with respect to subject matter, structure, and style. The themes discussed in the four chapters are: nature and landscape description; truth, reason, knowledge, and their limits; theodicy, infinity, and the search for original causes. Also, a specific philosophical problem, theodicy in the poem Über den Ursprung des Übels , is compared to a specific scientific problem, the nature of irritability and sensibility in De partibus corporis humani sensilibus et irritabilibus , with emphasis on Haller's working method.
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