Abstract

Carried over from fascicle 2 into this fascicle is a remarkable piece of dialectic. Weiss takes the Aristotelian scheme of virtue as a mean between extremes, uses it to manipulate the basic elements of Kant's first Critique, extends the whole set of notions dialectically with moves and notions of his own to make up a comprehensive discussion, which sheds light on many basic philosophic issues. It is a virtuoso performance which produces new insights not only into Kant, Aristotle and Weiss, but on the power of dialectical, systematic philosophy. There are other valuable parts: attempts to give a materialistic account of mind, a discussion of the nature of the past, and several extended analyses of norms and normative judgments. The series grows more impressive with each new fascicle. One begins to suspect that the medium of the Journal is peculiarly cogenial to Weiss' thought.--W. G. E.