Lectures on Anthropology
“Lectures on Anthropology” by Immanuel Kant, published by Cambridge University Press on December 20, 2012, presents a comprehensive translation of selections from student transcriptions of Kant’s lectures delivered between 1772 and 1789. This edition includes the complete texts of “Anthropology Friedländer” and “Anthropology Mrongovius,” along with selections from other lecture transcriptions and significant portions of “Menschenkunde.” The volume spans 627 pages and is available in English, offering insights into Kant’s empirical theory of human nature and its connections to various philosophical domains.
Readers will discover that these lectures reflect Kant’s influential role in the development of anthropology as a discipline. The content delves into topics such as cognition, moral psychology, and the philosophy of history, showcasing Kant’s systematic approach to understanding human nature. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the intersections of philosophy and social science, providing a detailed exploration of Kant’s thoughts and methodologies in the context of historical and social history.
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Kant was one of the inventors of anthropology, and his lectures on anthropology were the most popular and among the most frequently given of his lecture courses. This volume contains the first translation of selections from student transcriptions of the lectures between 1772 and 1789, prior to the published version, Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798), which Kant edited himself at the end of his teaching career. The two most extensive texts, Anthropology Friedländer (1772) and Anthropology Mrongovius (1786), are presented here in their entirety, along with selections from all the other lecture transcriptions published in the Academy edition, together with sizeable portions of the Menschenkunde (1781-1782), first published in 1831. These lectures show that Kant had a coherent and well-developed empirical theory of human nature bearing on many other aspects of his philosophy, including cognition, moral psychology, politics and philosophy of history.
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