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Nachschrift eines Freundes
Kant, Lithuania, and the praxis of enlightenment
pp. 1-32
Abstract
Along with providing a translation into English of the last text Immanuel Kant published during his lifetime, Nachschrift eines Freundes, this essay provides a historical account of the context surrounding the writing and publishing of this postscript as well as the German-Lithuanian and Lithuanian-German dictionary that contains it. In addition, this essay discusses the intellectual-historical significance of Kant's essay as a political intervention in the name of Lithuanians, their language, and their culture. Nachschrift eines Freundes demonstrates Kant practicing some of the theoretical Enlightenment tenets that his philosophy espouses.
Publication details
Published in:
(2005) Studies in East European Thought 57 (1).
Pages: 1-32
DOI: 10.1007/s11212-004-3983-x
Full citation:
Mininger J. D. (2005) „Nachschrift eines Freundes: Kant, Lithuania, and the praxis of enlightenment“. Studies in East European Thought 57 (1), 1–32.