De Gruyter Erzahlte Menschenkenntnis - German Enlightenment

Explore the evolution of moral philosophy and human psychology in the 18th century with Erzahlte Menschenkenntnis. Published by De Gruyter as part of the Hallesche Beitraege Zur Europaeischen Aufklaerung series, this scholarly work examines the shift from consequence-based ethics to intention-based ethics. The text analyzes how the growing interest in the human psyche influenced moral judgment during the late Enlightenment. It provides a historical analysis of the debate regarding the unknowability of the individual, examining how moral philosophy, social ethics, and anthropology intersected. This volume specifically tracks these reflections through German-language moral narratives. Readers will gain insight into how the genre of character descriptions, emerging after 1750, functioned alongside the didactic goals of Enlightenment morality.