Christoph August Heumann: Methodische Ü

C. A. Heumann's (1681–1764) Acta Philosophorum have fallen into oblivion today, even though they significantly contributed to the establishment of the historiography of philosophy as a discipline and philosophy as a purely European form of thought in the 18th century. Therefore, this volume presents for the first time the originally scattered published excerpts in a collected edition, making Heumann's far-reaching project visible. A detailed introduction aims to facilitate understanding by presenting the essential motives of Heumann's historiography of philosophy and critically discussing his Eurocentric narrative. An extensive commentary and an expanded bibliography complete the new edition.