The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. I, No. I; Vol. I, No. II. (Two Issues.)

The Second Edition of the first two issues of this notable journal. Evidence in the second issue suggests that it was published circa 1872, but there is no internal evidence to suggest the publication date of the first issue. Original wrappers. No. I: Spine tear, wrapper partly separated from the spine, some dampstain in the bottom margin of the front and back wrappers and, faintly, in the margin of the first two leaves, some margin lines in pencil in one article, Good. Mostly still unopened. No. 2: Some leaves with dampstain along the very bottom edge of the margin, Good. Still unopened. The first major philosophical journal in America. The St. Louis Hegelians, who founded and operated this journal from 1867 to 1893, were strongly influenced by the German humanist tradition. The first two issues include articles on Hegel's aesthetics, Kroeger's translation of portions of Fichte's Science of Knowledge, a translation of Schopenhauer on immortality, articles on Goethe, an article on Herbert Spencer, and an article on Raphael's Transfiguration. The first issue contains brief statements on the goals of the journal.…