Handbook of the history of philosophy / by Albert Schwegler; translated and annotated by James Hutchison Stirling.

  • Schwegler, Albert, 1819-1857.
Date:
1874
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Credit: Handbook of the history of philosophy / by Albert Schwegler; translated and annotated by James Hutchison Stirling. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    constitutes the happiest core for a larger and separate work. But originate as it may, the fact of this excellence is certain. The work has been already translated both in America and Denmark ; its sale in its own country has, for such works (as we have seen), been unexampled ; and we learn from Professor Erdmann (Preface to his Grundriss of the History of Philosophy) that its extraor- dinary success with students has given rise to various imitations. What I have found it myself, I have in- dicated in the opening of the Annotations at page 345. As regards either the translation or the annotation, I know not that there remains anything to be said here. The reader will perhaps dislike the coinagebeent; but he cannot dislike it more than I do myself, and if existent could have served the turn, it would never have happened. This I believe to be the only coinage, however, and it will be found fully explained in the note on the Eleatics at page 359. I had intended to say a word in deprecation of Mr. Lewes's distinction in reference to what he calls the objective and the subjective methods, as well as of his general view of Philosophy. For this, space at pre- sent fails however, and I must hope for another oppor- tunity. The reader will probably not be surprised if I say now, nevertheless, that I regard neither distinction nor view as possessed of a vestige of foundation. Edinburgh, September 1867. In this, the second edition, the annotation will be found completed, and an Index added. Prefixed also there is a sketch of the Life of Schwegler, epitomized from the bio- graphical notice of him which, written by his friend Zeller, the illustrious historian of Greek Philosophy, is inserted in the third volume of Schwegler's Roman History. Edinburgh, February 1868.