Mr Formey - Mélanges philosophiques - 1754

"Mélanges Philosophiques" is a work written by Jean Henri Samuel Formey, a philosopher and writer of the eighteenth century, known for his contributions to the Enlightenment. This book, whose image shows the title page, is the first volume and was published in 1754 in Leiden (Leiden) by the printer Élie Luzac fils.

Author's context
Jean Henri Samuel Formey (1711–1797) was a Prussian intellectual of Huguenot origin, the perpetual secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles-Lettres of Berlin. He wrote numerous works on philosophy, theology, and literature, often in a style accessible to a broad audience.

Probable content
The title "Philosophical Miscellanies" suggests a collection of essays or reflections on various philosophical subjects, in the encyclopedic spirit of the Enlightenment. These texts could address morality, metaphysics, logic, or likewise reflections on society.

Edition and Rarity
The 1754 edition by Élie Luzac fils is a Dutch printing, which was common for disseminating philosophical ideas that were sometimes controversial, in a context more tolerant than in other European countries. Today, this work is regarded as rare and of interest to collectors and researchers in the history of ideas.

Volume I Preface 3 pages not digitized
Philosophical Miscellanies 462 'numbered'
Volume II 422 " numbered"

Philosophical Miscellanies