Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics

Baumgarten and Kant on Metaphysics explores the metaphysics of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (17141762) and its decisive influence on Immanuel Kant. For over a century, scholars have recognized the significance of Baumgarten''s Metaphysics, both because of its impact on Kant''s intellectual development, and because of the way it fundamentally informed the work of generations of German philosopher...