FREDERICK II (FREDERICK THE GREAT)

Discours Prononcé A L'Assemblée Ordinaire De L'Académie Royale Des Sciences Et Belles-Lettres De Prusse, Le Jeudi II. Janvier 1770.

Berlin, Voss, 1770.

8vo. In later marbled paper covered boards. Paper on front hinge partly detached. Internally nice and clean. 32 pp.

First seperate edition of this important philosophical essay by Frederick II of Prussia (1712–1786) originally delivered before the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and Belles-Lettres on 11 January 1770. Here Frederick examines the nature of self-love and its relationship to morality arguing that self-interest, when properly directed, can serve as a foundation for virtuous conduct and the welfare of society.

Order-nr.: 63407