Herder's Essay on Being

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John K. Noyes

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Presents the first English translation of Herder's foundational essay along with critical responses to it by today's leading Herder scholars.

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Introduction: The Essay on Being - John K. Noyes PART 1. VERSUCH ÜBER DAS SEYN, BY JOHANN GOTTFRIED HERDER Facsimile of Versuch über das Seyn Transcription by Hans-Dietrich Irmscher and Heinrich Clairmont Annotation Translation by John K. Noyes PART 2. CRITICAL ESSAYS Herder's Essay on Being - Manfred Baum The Order of Being and the Order of Ideas: The Historical Context of Herder's Essay on Being - Wolfgang Pross Indivisible, Inexplicable, and the Centre of all Certainty: Herder's Concept of Being - Alexander J. B. Hampton The Metaphysical Foundation of Subjective Philosophy in Herder's Essay on Being - Marion Heinz Herder's Kantian Critique of Kant on the Concept of Being - Nigel DeSouza Attempting to Place the Essay on Being - Arnd Bohm Herder's Early Neoplatonism - Ulrich Gaier Being, Possibility, and God: A Comparison of Herder and Heidegger - Sonia Sikka Bibliography Notes on the Contributors Index