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Apologie der Menschenrechte oder philosophisch kritische Beleuchtung der Schrift

1793 · Zürich · Orell · Geßner · Füßli & Co.

Hirschel, Moses Author

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Text

Hirschel, Moses. (1793). Apologie der Menschenrechte oder philosophisch kritische Beleuchtung der Schrift. Zürich: Orell, Geßner, Füßli & Co.. In: The Library of Haskala (JudaicaLink dataset haskala 2026-10-12), http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1960

BibTeX

@book{hirschel1793,
  title     = {{Apologie der Menschenrechte oder philosophisch kritische Beleuchtung der Schrift}},
  author    = {Hirschel, Moses},
  year      = {1793},
  publisher = {{Orell, Geßner, Füßli & Co.}},
  address   = {{Zürich}},
  url       = {http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1960},
}

RIS

TY  - BOOK
TI  - Apologie der Menschenrechte oder philosophisch kritische Beleuchtung der Schrift
AU  - Hirschel, Moses
PY  - 1793
PB  - Orell, Geßner, Füßli & Co.
CY  - Zürich
LA  - German
UR  - http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1960
DB  - The Library of Haskala (JudaicaLink, haskala 2026-10-12)
ER  -

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Type of book

Full title of book: Apologie der Menschenrechte oder philosophisch kritische Beleuchtung der Schrift: Ueber die physische und moralische Verfassung der heutigen Juden
Text is presented as original: Yes

Textual and cultural sources for the book

Quotes from non-Jewish sources: Voltaire: Dictionnaire philosophique.
Diderot / d'Alemberts: Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences.
Montesquieu: Esprit des Lois.
Basnage: Histoire des Juifs.
Mendelssohn, Moses: Jerusalem.
Aristoteles: Nikomachische Ethik.
Spinoza: Tractatus theologico-politicus.
Grattenauer, Karl W. Fr.: Ueber die physische und moralische Verfassung.
Motto: La superstition met le monde entier en flammes; la philosophie les eteint.
Dictionnaire philosophique, par Voltaire. Article Superstition.

Volumes

General Notes: UB Kiel: Ka 9256

Publisher/ Printing press

Name of publisher: Orell, Geßner, Füßli & Co.
Year of publication as it appears in the book: 1793
Hebrew year of publication as it appears in the book: תקנד
Gregorian year of publication as it appears in the book: 1793
Place of publication as it appears in the book: Zürich
Format of date: modern
Price of book as it appears in the book: 19 Groschen?

Editions

Total number of editions: 1

Book structure

Number of languages: monolingual
Languages in book: German
Occasional words in other languages: French, Hebrew
Alignment of text: left
Typography: consecutive
Language of footnotes: German
Location of footnotes: bottom of pages
Fonts: Gothic
Is there a preface?: Yes
Is there an epilogue?: No
Is there a table of contents?: No
Number of pages in the book: XXXVI, 220
Height of book, in cm: 18
Width of book, in cm: 11
Are there illustrations/diagrams?: No

Persons mentioned in book

Are there personal addresses?: No
Are there rabbinical approbations?: No
Are there recommendations?: No
Are there dedications?: Yes
Notes: Seiner hochgräflichen Excellenz dem Hochgebohrnen Herrn Carl George Heinrich Graf von Hoym. Königl. Preußischen wirklichen geheimen Staats-, Kriegs- und dirigirenden Minister, Chef Präsidenten beider Schlesischen Kriegs- und Domainen-Kammern, auch Ritter des großen schwarzen Adler-Ordens: Erbherrn, der Herrschaften Dyhrenfurth, Wahren, Simmel, Peterwitz, Gloschkau etc. etc. Meinem gnädigen und höchst gebiethenden Herrn!
Are there thanks?: No
Is there an appeal to sell subscriptions?: No
Is there a list of subscribers?: No
Is there a list of printers?: No
Is there a list of proofreaders?: No
Is there a list of the book's funders?: No
Is there a list of the book's sellers?: No

People mentioned in the book 1

Mentionee	Description of mentionee	Location city of mentionee
Hoym, Karl Heinrich Graf von (Graf, Minister) הוים, קרל היינריך פון	Dedication

Textual models

Main textual models of the book: Polemics
Secondary textual models: Scientific literature, Essay

Topics

Topics: Emancipation, Religious tolerance/ intolerance, Atheism, Edict of toleration, Religious fanaticism

Target audience

Target audience as described in the book: general - unspecified, general non-Jewish
Notes on target audience: "aufgeklärtes ... christliches Publikum", S. XXIX

Preservation in the public consciousness

Mentions in reviews: Hirschel, Moses: Apologie der Menschenrechte. Oder philosophischkritische Beleuchtung der Schrift: über die füsische und moralische Verfassung der heutigen Juden, in: Neue allgemeine deutsche Bibliothek, 1796, 21. Bd., 2.St. , S. 338-339

Catalog numbers

National Library of Israel: 2011028
Berlin State Library: Ez 740

References and bibliography

Secondary sources used by researchers: Hamberger, Gelehrte Teutschland, vol. III, p. 344; vol. XI, p. 358.
Copy of book used: UB Kile: Ka 9256
Notes: Biographischer Hintergrund unerforscht

Book producers

Hirschel, Moses — Author

Prefaces

Preface 1

Number: 1
Role in book production: Author
Preface title: Vorrede
Writer of preface: Hirschel, Moses

Formerly at haskala-library.net/books/apologie-der-menschenrechte-oder-philosophisch-kritische-beleuchtung-der-schrift (archived copy) · record id book008 · IRI http://data.judaicalink.org/data/haskala/book/1960