Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophical Dissertations on Mind and Body
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Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophical Dissertations on Mind and Body by Stephen Menn
This book provides the original Latin texts with new explanatory annotated translations of two philosophical works by Anton Wilhelm Amo (c.1703-after 1752), the first African philosopher in early modern Europe. It also includes an extensive introduction intended to help readers contextualize and engage with his philosophical ideas and their historical and intellectual background and significance.
[T]he definitive translation of Amo's key writings and a treasure trove of critical apparatusEssential and fascinating reading for anyone interested in the history of philosophy. * Alison Simmons, Harvard University *
Making [Amo's] work accessible in a good contextualized translation along with the original text is useful both for scholars wanting to engage with him philosophically and for the wider audience that is interested in him as an historical figure. Smith and Menn have done excellent work. * Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York University *
Replete with insightful historical commentary ... This is a well-written and important book. * Yual Chiek, Journal of the History of Philosophy *
Amo, an 18th century philosopher from Africa who was trained in Europe and taught in Wittenberg, is little known among contemporary scholars. Yet his philosophy, as well as his biography, is fascinating. It's terrific to have a high quality modern edition of his work. The editors' well-developed introduction addresses matters of biography, reception, political and intellectual context, generic conventions, philosophical background, and provides a summary of Amo's arguments. This book will be used widely. Many of us are seeking to do a better job of conveying to students the global networks that have constituted philosophy across the centuries. Many will surely avail themselves of the opportunity to include Amo on a syllabus. * Danielle Allen, Edmond Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University *
Making [Amo's] work accessible in a good contextualized translation along with the original text is useful both for scholars wanting to engage with him philosophically and for the wider audience that is interested in him as an historical figure. Smith and Menn have done excellent work. * Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York University *
Replete with insightful historical commentary ... This is a well-written and important book. * Yual Chiek, Journal of the History of Philosophy *
Amo, an 18th century philosopher from Africa who was trained in Europe and taught in Wittenberg, is little known among contemporary scholars. Yet his philosophy, as well as his biography, is fascinating. It's terrific to have a high quality modern edition of his work. The editors' well-developed introduction addresses matters of biography, reception, political and intellectual context, generic conventions, philosophical background, and provides a summary of Amo's arguments. This book will be used widely. Many of us are seeking to do a better job of conveying to students the global networks that have constituted philosophy across the centuries. Many will surely avail themselves of the opportunity to include Amo on a syllabus. * Danielle Allen, Edmond Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University *
Stephen Menn is James McGill Professor of Philosophy at McGill University in Montreal and Honorary Professor of Philosophy at the Humboldt University in Berlin. He works mainly on ancient Greek and medieval Arabic and Latin philosophy and science, and on the history and philosophy of mathematics. Justin E. H. Smith is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Paris. He works mainly on Leibniz, Rationalism, and the history of metaphysics and natural philosophy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780197501627 |
| ISBN 10 | 0197501621 |
| Title | Anton Wilhelm Amo's Philosophical Dissertations on Mind and Body |
| Author | Stephen Menn |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2020-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
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