Versuch einer allgemeinen deutschen Synonymik in einem kritisch-philosophischen Wörterbuche der sinnverwandten Wörter der hochdeutschen Mundart. Halle und Leipzig: Joh. Gottfr. Ruff, 1795-1802.

EBERHARD, Johann August

Beschreibung

First edition. 'Eberhard (1739-1809) can be considered one of the most eminent representatives of German popular philosophy in the late eighteenth century. In opposition to abstract philosophical speculations, his writings are representative of a more empirical approach. He stimulated the contemporary debates in epistemology and metaphysics as well as in anthropology, the theory of emotions, moral philosophy, theology, cultural theory and the analysis of language. He engaged in the public debates on Enlightenment philosophy . Eberhard also had an important impact on German philology as the editor of the first German thesaurus which he published under the title "Versuch einer allgemeinen deutschen Synonymik"; there were at least seventeen editions up until the twentieth century. The thesaurus is not aimed at scholars and philologists but explicitly at a broader audience. Like similar works by Girard, Voltaire, d Alembert and Joucourt in the French language, Blair in English and Sporon in Danish, Eberhard s thesaurus is designed to assist everyone who 'intends to distinguish himself by a painstaking education … to educate his understanding by means of language and to acquire the ability to express himself gently, correctly, and firmly' (Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century German Philosophers). PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 6 parts in 3 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary half leather, smooth spines ruled gilt with contrasting labels, first two spines blemished, paper library shelfmarks on front boards, corners worn, all edges red, neat early library stamps on title versos, no inscriptions, closed tear to one leaf in first volume, light age-toning only, a very good set. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-15028508424

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