The rise and fall of German idealism

Crusius defines subordination or combination of concepts as a relation where one concept is where the other is also, at least under certain ...

The first element of thinking, Crusius states, is concepts or ideas. Concepts represent an object that differs from the concept, through whi...

Crusius defines understanding in the wide sense of the word as any ability of a substance to have ideas. In finite spirits, he explains, und...

Crusius finally begins the proper study of logic, after the introductory chapters, from the theoretical part, studying powers and activities...

Before entering the logic proper, Crusius introduces the reader to the most important terms used, with a full acknowledgement that they will...

Crusius seems to be going through different philosophical disciplines somewhat systematically. He started from practical philosophy, moved o...

Surprisingly late in Wolff’s career appeared yet another part of his Vernünftige Gedancken -series. Yet, Vernünftige Gedancken von der nüzl...