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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

Estimate €240 - €360
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Kant, Immanuel Stäudlin, Carl Friedrich A History of Rationalism and Supernaturalism, Primarily in Relation to Christianity. Together with some unpublished letters by Kant. Göttingen, Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 1826. XII, 476 pages. Contemporary hardback with handwritten title on the spine (buffed and stained). First edition, rare. - ADB 35. 516–519 - Ziegenfuss p. 627 - In this book, Stäudlin published for the very first time important letters, hitherto completely unknown, which Immanuel Kant had addressed to him during his lifetime. Among the printed letters, one in particular stands out: a letter from Kant to Stäudlin dated 4 May 1793. This letter is one of the most frequently cited documents in Kant scholarship, as in it Kant summarises his entire philosophical life’s work in a historically incisive manner: “My plan, formulated some time ago, for tackling the field of pure philosophy as my task, centred on three questions: 1) What can I know? (Metaphysics) 2) What ought I to do? (Ethics) 3) What may I hope for? (Religion), which was inevitably followed by a fourth: What is man? (Anthropology ...)” This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is charged on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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