Herbarts Ontologie. Eine kritische Darstellung [SIGNED]
St. Petersburg: C. Birkenfeld, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Signed "Sehr geehrter Herr Prof. Th. Ziegler, zur Erinnerung an den Verfasser, St. Petersburg. 1903. 17. Dez." Quarto. 76 (3)pp. Original 3/4 cloth over marbled paper-covered boards with title handwritten onto label on spine. Johann Friederich Herbart (1776-1841) is considered the founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline. He is known as one of the post-Kantian philosophers who's teachings were in stark contrast to Hegel's aesthetics. Hertbart's Ontologie is a critical account by the author, a Russian musicologist and son of the composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakow. Andreas Rimsky-Korsakow dedicated this copy to Th. Ziegler, a German philosopher and educator. Text in German. Binding rubbed with light wear along edges, small tear at head of spine. Light foxing of endpapers and first few pages in front and rear. Ziegler's name handwritten onto front endpaper. Dedication of author on title page; this loose at top half. Book block moderately age-toned. Binding and interior in overall good condition. g. Item #35404
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