TY - BOOK AU - Vorländer,Karl TI - Die Philosophie unserer Klassiker: Lessing, Herder, Schiller, Goethe AV - PT PY - 2020/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Philosophy KW - Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 -- Philosophy KW - Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803 KW - Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 -- Philosophy N1 - Release date is 2020-10-25; Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Die Philosophie unserer Klassiker: Lessing, Herder, Schiller, Goethe" by Karl Vorländer is an intellectual examination written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the philosophies of key figures in German literature and thought—Lessing, Herder, Schiller, and Goethe—highlighting their contributions to philosophical discourse and literary expression. Vorländer aims to illuminate how these classics represent fundamental truths of human experience, especially in contrast to the unclarity and emotionality he attributes to romanticism. The opening of the text includes a foreword in which Vorländer explains his motivations for delivering a series of university lectures on the philosophies of the mentioned authors. He emphasizes the importance of returning to the foundational ideas of these figures in the context of contemporary philosophical challenges. Vorländer expresses his admiration for the clarity and rationality found in the works of these writers, particularly in their approaches to ethics, religion, and aesthetics. He sets the stage for a deeper exploration of each thinker, starting with Lessing, whose early life and engagement with religious philosophy are briefly introduced, foreshadowing a detailed analysis of his thought and its significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63548 ER -