Metaphysica
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Metaphysica is an 18th-century philosophical treatise by Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten that systematizes metaphysics and helped shape later German idealist thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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metaphysics textbook ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| academicUse | standard reference for metaphysics in German-speaking universities before Kant ⓘ |
| aim | to systematize metaphysics as a science ⓘ |
| audience | students of philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
A. G. Baumgarten
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | early modern metaphysical system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| field |
metaphysics
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philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple revised editions in the 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Enlightenment-era German scholasticism ⓘ |
| impact | provided a framework against which Kant reacted in his critical philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century academic metaphysics
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German idealism ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ later German scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Wolff
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Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | axiomatic-deductive method ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coining and systematizing the term "metaphysica" in a textbook format
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shaping the curriculum of German universities in metaphysics ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach | rationalist metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
German philosophy
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early modern philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Aesthetica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | systematic exposition of metaphysics ⓘ |
| title | Metaphysica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmology
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natural theology ⓘ ontology ⓘ psychology (rational psychology) ⓘ |
| usedAs | university textbook ⓘ |
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