Georg Raatz
Aufklärung als Selbstdeutung
Eine genetisch-systematische Rekonstruktion von Johann Joachim Spaldings »Bestimmung des Menschen« (1748)
[Enlightenment as Self-Interpretation. A Genetic-Systematic Reconstruction of Johann Joachim Spalding's »The Determination of Man« (1748).]
2014. X, 541 pages. Published in German.
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Johann Joachim Spalding's (1714-1804) early work »The Determination of Man« (1748) is not only a classic of Enlightenment theology, but also played a large part in the anthropological transition in the 18th century. Georg Raatz deals with Spalding's reception of the English philosopher Shaftesbury and focuses on the literary-rhetorical device of the monologue and the consequences of this for Spalding's concept of religion.