Zur Situation der Philosophie in Deutschland um 1800: Kritische und kommentierte Edition eines unveröffentlichten Briefs von Lazarus Bendavid / Sur la situation de la philosophie en Allemagne vers 1800 : Edition commentée et critique d'une lettre inédite de Lazarus Bendavid

This article offers a critical edition of a handwritten and unpublished letter by the philosopher and mathematician Lazarus Bendavid. Created around 1805, the autograph is of great interest to the intellectual biography of the German-Jewish author as well as for the historiography of philosophy at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. The text describes and evaluates the situation of philosophy in Germany after Kant's death in great detail, mentioning the names of no less than 30 philosophers. The following edition includes a reconstruction of the communicative situation that led up to the letter, especially the identification of its recipient, and a brief characterization of its content, the rendition of the transcribed text in a text critical form, a thorough comment on the mentioned authors and works, a methodologically oriented editorial addendum and an interpretative commentary in the spirit of constellation research.