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0521418542Pre.Tex Copy P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PHILOSOPHY More than thirty eminent scholars from nine different countries have contributed to The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy – the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of the subject available in English. In contrast with most histories of philosophy and in keeping with preceding Cambridge volumes in the series, the subject is treated systematically by topic, not by individual thinker, school, or movement, thus enabling a much more historically nuanced picture of the period to be painted. As in previous titles in the series, the volume has extensive biographical and bibliographical research materials. During the eighteenth century,the dominant concept in philosophy was human nature, and so it is around this concept that the present work is centered. This allows the contributors to offer both detailed explorations of the epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical themes that continue to stand at the forefront of philoso- phy and to voice a critical attitude toward the historiography behind this emphasis in philosophical thought. At the same time, due attention is paid to historical con- text, with particular emphasis on the connections among philosophy, science, and theology. This judiciously balanced, systematic, and comprehensive account of the whole of Western philosophy during the period will be an invaluable resource for philoso- phers, intellectual historians, theologians, political theorists, historians of science, and literary scholars. Knud Haakonssen is Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex. Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 i P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 ii P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy edited by KNUD HAAKONSSEN University of Sussex Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 iii P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 cambridge university press Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao˜ Paulo Cambridge University Press 40 West 20th Street, New York, ny 10011-4211, usa www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521418546 C Cambridge University Press 2006 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2006 Printed in the United States of America A catalog record for this publication is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data The Cambridge history of eighteenth-century philosophy / edited by Knud Haakonssen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-521-41854-2 (alk. paper) 1. Philosophy – History – 18th century. I. Haakonssen, Knud, 1947– b802.c24 2005 190.9033–dc22 2004054878 isbn-13 978-0-521-41854-6 hardback isbn-10 0-521-41854-2 hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party Internet Web sites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such Web sites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 iv P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 CONTENTS Preface page ix Methods of reference and abbreviations xi List of contributors xv I: The Concept of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy 1 The History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy: History or Philosophy? 3 knud haakonssen 2 Concepts of Philosophy 26 werner schneiders 3 Schools and Movements 45 carl henrik koch 4 The Institutionalisation of Philosophy in Continental Europe 69 t. j. hochstrasser 5 The Curriculum in Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies 97 m. a. stewart 6 Informal Networks 121 ann thomson II: The Science of Human Nature 7 Philosophical Methods 137 reinhard brandt 8 Human Nature 160 aaron garrett v Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 vi Contents 9 Perception and Ideas, Judgement 234 kenneth p. winkler 10 Self-Consciousness and Personal Identity 286 udo thiel 11 Reason 319 michel malherbe 12 Substances and Modes, Space and Time 343 heiner f. klemme 13 Causality 368 heiner f. klemme 14 Knowledge and Belief 389 manfredkuehn 15 Scepticism 426 richard h.popkin 16 Philosophy of Language 451 hans aarsleff 17 Rhetoric 496 peter france 18 Aesthetics 516 rudolf a. makkreel 19 The Active Powers 557 jerome b. schneewind 20 Education 608 geraint parry III: Philosophy and Theology 21 Natural and Revealed Religion 641 b. a. gerrish 22 Revealed Religion: The Continental European Debate 666 maria rosaantognazza Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 Contents vii 23 Revealed Religion: The British Debate 683 m. a. stewart 24 Arguments for the Existence of God: The British Debate 710 m. a. stewart 25 Arguments for the Existence of God: The Continental European Debate 731 maria rosa antognazza 26 The Problem of Theodicy 749 luca fonnesu 27 Religion and Society 779 simone zurbuchen IV: Natural Philosophy 28 Artifice and the Natural World: Mathematics, Logic, Technology 815 james franklin 29 The Study of Nature 854 john gascoigne 30 Natural Philosophy 873 pierre kerszberg 31 Natural History 903 phillip r. sloan V: Moral Philosophy 32 The Foundations of Morality 939 david fate norton and manfred kuehn 33 Norm and Normativity 987 stephen darwall 34 Politics 1026 wolfgang kersting 35 Social Sciences 1069 robert brown Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 viii Contents 36 Philosophical Reflection on History 1107 dario perinetti Biobibliographical Appendix 1141 knud haakonssen and contributors Bibliography 1237 Index nominum 1343 Index rerum 1363 Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 PREFACE Like its predecessors, The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy has a considerable history of its own and certainly more than its editor, contributors, and publisher would have wanted. However, with the help of my wife, Asa˚ Soderman,¨ and the understanding and extraordinary patience of Cambridge University Press’s editor, the late Terence Moore, the volume is now ready to seek its place alongside its distinguished predecessors in the series. I hope it is worthy of the company. Ihave found the advice and support extended by many colleagues and friends indispensable. The plan for the volume was discussed with an advisory board consisting of Henry Allison, Michael Ayers, Michel Malherbe, David Fate Norton, Jerome B. Schneewind, Werner Schneiders, and M. A. Stewart, and I am grateful for all the advice I received from them. I am particularly indebted to the many suggestions by Professor Stewart at a formative stage of the planning. As far as the contents are concerned, I extend my warm thanks to the contrib- utors for their fine chapters, their cooperation in revising them, and their great patience and kindness when faced with delay upon delay. A special acknowledg- ment is due to Aaron Garrett, who took over the longest chapter in the book at a time when my private circumstances prevented me from writing it as planned. In the early phase of the project, I benefited from the research assistance of Elizabeth Short, while Asa˚ Soderman¨ assisted me with the completion of the work, especially the compilation of the massive bibliography and the indices. It is a pleasure to acknowledge the institutions that have supported me during work on the History.The Research School of Social Sciences within the Institute for Advanced Studies at the Australian National University provided me with a part-time assistant. The Provost of Boston University granted me funding for casual research assistance. The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences awarded me a visiting fellowship. knud haakonssen Boston, April 2004 ix Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 Cambridge Histories Online © Cambridge University Press, 2008 x P1: JZZ 0521418542agg.xml CY509-Haakonssen 052141854 2 October 6, 2005 16:19 METHODS OF REFERENCE AND ABBREVIATIONS The full title (as generally understood) is given on the first reference to a work in each chapter; subsequent references are to readable shorter versions of the title. This does not apply to the works for which standardized abbreviations have been adopted; see the list below. All works referred to in the chapters are listed in the bibliography. Where contributors have indicated facsimile editions of works, bibliographical details of the facsimile reprint are given in the bibliography; the notes to the text give only the original place and year of publication. Abbreviations Encyclopedie´ refers to Encyclopedie´ ou Dictionnaire raisonne´ des sciences des arts et des metiers´ , eds. D. Diderot
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