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This book presents, for the first time in English, a comprehensive anthology of essays on Christian Wolff’s psychology written by leading international scholars. Christian Wolff is one of the towering figures in 18th-century Western thought. In the last decades, the publication of Wolff’s Gesammelte Werke by Jean École and collaborators has aroused new interest in his ideas, but the meaning, scope, and impact of his psychological program have remained open to close and comprehensive analysis and discussion.
The Force of an Idea: New Essays on Christian Wolff’s Psychology is divided into two parts: the first one covers the theoretical and historical meaning and scope of Wolff’s psychology, both in its internal structure and in its relation to other parts of his philosophical system, such as logic, cosmology, aesthetics, or practical philosophy. The second part deals with the reception and impact of Wolff’s psychology, starting with early reactions from his disciples and opponents, and moving on to Kant, Hegel, and Wundt. This book shows not only that Wolff’s psychological ideas have been misinterpreted, but also that they are historically more significant than traditional wisdom has it. Therefore, it will be of interest to historians and philosophers of science, historians of philosophy and psychology, as well as to philosophers and psychologists interested in understanding the roots of scientific psychology in 18th and 19th century German philosophy.
Con i contributi di: S. de Freitas Araujo, T.C.R. Pereira, Th. Sturm, U. Goldenbaum, F.L. Marcolungo (membro del Centro RGM), C.W. Dyck, M. Mei, F. Wunderlich, M. Favaretti Camposampiero, M. Suzuki, M. Spezzapria, D. Hüning, J.-F. Goubet, S. Carboncini, S. Heßbrüggen-Walter, A. Rydberg, M. Bennett McNulty, W. Ludwig Euler.
Link alla casa editrice Springer: Presentazione volume The Force of an Idea
