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- Title
Zwei Nachweise der beiden Ausdrücke „Feuerschätze" und „Phönix der Natur" in Kants Allgemeiner Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels.
- Authors
Walter, Martin
- Abstract
In his work "Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens," Kant uses two metaphors: "treasures of fire" and the "phoenix of nature." This study proposes two possible sources from which Kant may have taken these metaphors. The first metaphor likely comes from the German translation of Leibniz's Protogaea or a review of Protogaea by Gottsched. The second metaphor Kant most likely took from the poem "The Extasie" by the English poet Abraham Cowley. It is noted that Kant may have had access to Cowley's works, as he studied under Carl Heinrich Rappolt, who offered lectures on the English language and literature, and Hamann owned a copy of Cowley's works.
- Subjects
KANT, Immanuel, 1724-1804; ENGLISH poets; WORLD history; ENGLISH literature; NATURAL history; ENGLISH language; METAPHOR
- Publication
Kant-Studien, 2024, Vol 115, Issue 3, p384
- ISSN
0022-8877
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/kant-2024-2022