Retrofpeet of German Literature...Moral Philofophy. 
perfe&tifimum, quod homines publici 
reverentes a reliquiis poétarum colligendis 
deterruit,”’ is alone fufficient to ianétion 
our expectation of his having {pared no 
pains to prove himfelf a worthy fucceflor 
of the venerable Britith critic; and we 
cannot but confefs that he has fatisfied 
our moft fanguine expectations. How- 
ever, a work like the prefent, compofed 
by a man of Mr. V.’s eftablithed credir, 
ftands not in need of our praife. 
“ Philologifch - Kritifche Mifcellen,”’ 
von F. C. ALTER; 1799. pp-2583 8vo. 
Thefe Philologico-critical Mauicellanies 
principally relate to the Sclavonian litera- 
ture. 
“ Ariftoteles Politik und Fragment der 
QGeconomik,”’ &c. The Policy.of Arifto- 
tle and the Fragment of his Gconomy, 
tranflated from the Greek, by J. G. 
SCHLOSSER ; 1798. pp. 330.., This 
tranflation is faithful and plain; neither 
too literal, nor toofree. The annotations 
which Mr. S. has added contain ex- 
pofitions of the original, and are very 
much to the purpofe, and valuable. The 
author has taken particular pains to give 
@ circumftantial account of the hiftorical 
and ftatiftical dates of ancient ftates, 
which Ariftotle only mentions briefly, 
The greater number of annotations con- 
tain criticifms on, and corre¢tions and re- 
futations of, many ideas of the Greek phi- 
lofopher. The moft valuable part is Mr. 
e 
B’s. analy fis of the text, which, at the fame - 
time ferves asa very ufeful repertory. 
“ Ueberficht des Neueften was fuer die 
Philofophie der Sprache un Deutfchland 
gethan wordenift,” é&c. von J.S. VATER, 
1799. pp» 293; 8vo. Retrofpect of what 
lately has been done in Germany fpr the 
Philofophy of Language, &c. ‘The philo- 
fophy of language has of late become an 
object of refleéiion and inveftigation, and 
in order to preferve and to enliven ‘this 
zeal of inquiry, the author furnifhes us 
here with a retrofpeét of the principal 
publications of the prefent decennium, the 
chief fubjeét of which is the philofophy of 
language. The extraéts from each pub- 
lication are followed by acritici{m upon 
it, and frequently fhort traéts are inter- 
fperfed. The greater part of this volume, - 
which confifts of extraéts and criticifins, 
does not admit of a farther extract and 
review; and .we have only to add that this 
repertory is one of the moft valuable con- 
tributions towards the promotion of the 
philofophy of language which have been 
publifhed in the prefent decennium. 
‘« Affinitas Lingue Hungarice cum. 
Linguis Fennice originis Grammatice 
1087 
demonftrata, &c. &c. Auétore $.Gyar- 
MARTHE,” 17993; pp. 380. This work, 
which is executed with uncommon dili. 
gence, is an additional proof of the patri- 
otic zeal with which the Hungarians en- 
deavour to elucidate the department of 
their hiftory and grammar. The author, 
a Tranfylvanian, finifhed his work at 
Gottingen, and acknowledges himfelf 
greatly indebted to the kind affiftance of 
Schlozer and Gatrerer, of that univerfity. 
“« Piutarch’s Moralifche Abhandlungen, 
&c.’’ von J. F.S.KALTWAsSER. Achter 
Band..1798; pp. 508; 8vo. Plutarch’s 
Moral Tracts, tranflated from the Greek. 
This volume concludes the tranflation of 
the philofophical writings of one of the 
moft important and fertile authors of an- 
tiquity, and exhibits an additional proof 
of Mr. Kaltwaffer’s unthaken diligence 
and perfeverance. His verfion of Plut- 
arch is a pattern. of correétnefs, and>his 
language 41s entirely free from all Greek 
idioms, a quality with which we rarely 
meet in tranflations of ancient authors. 
_ Morar PHILOosopny. 
‘© Verfuch tiber Strafen,”’ &c. von J. 
GRUNER 3 17993 pp. 179. Effay on Pu- 
nifhments ; efpecially with regard tothofe 
of Death and Imprifonment; together 
with an Account of the Criminal Laws 
and the Prifons of Pennfylvania; tranflat- 
ed from the Engliih. This effay is an ho- 
nourable proof, as well of the author’s 
learning and diligence, as of his benevo- 
lent fentiments. We muft,\in juftice, 
give this teftimony to Mr. Gruner; 
though we cannot fubferibe to the philo- 
{ophical principles from which he ftarts, 
efpecially to his inveéctives againft profef- 
for Kant, for maintaining that ‘ preme- 
ditated murder could be punifhed no 
otherwife than by the infli€tion of death.’? 
‘¢ Vorlefungen tiber die Kantifche Phi- 
lofophie ;’’ von N. TRESCHOW; 1799; 
pp- 203. Leétures on the Kantian Phi- 
lofophy. »Mr. Trefchow’s objections 
againft profeffor Kant’s principles, and 
the manner in which he endeavours to re- 
fute the principles of that celebrated phi- 
lofopher, prove him to be a man of exten- 
five learning, and ardently defirous of 
promoting the progrefs of truth. The 
amphiboly of the ideas of reflexion, the 
dialeQtic of pure reafon, and the princi- 
ples of morality, confticute the fubjects 
which the author inyeftigates in_ this 
volume. 
- J. A. Apreut’s ‘* Philofophie der Sit- 
ten.’ 1799; pp. 388. 8vo. This fyftem of 
moral philofophy ie ‘a new and revifed 
edition of the general Praétical Philofo- 
phy, 


