Metaphysik oder Das Weltgesetz. (Volume 1.) -- Nachgelassene Schriften (Johann Jakob Wagner) über Philosophie by Phillipp Ludwig Adam (in 7 volumes). TRANSLATION: Metaphysics or the World Law. (Volume 1.) -- Posthumous Writings (of Johann Jakob Wagner) on Philosophy by Philipp Ludwig Adam. (In 7 volumes).

Wagner, Johann Jakob. Posthumous Writings on Philosophy. Complete in Five Parts Bound as One Volume. Edited by Dr. Philipp Ludwig Adam. Ulm: P. L. Adam's Verlag, 1852–1855. 8vo.(5" x 8") Full textured black paper (faux leather), Spine with gilt lettering and bands. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with extensive chipping, loss. Head and foot of spine chipped with loss. Upper board evidently repaired. First free endpaper laid in, moderate foxing to some leaves, mild foxing to most. First few pages chipped to edges, not affecting text. Five separately-issued philosophical works collected and bound together in a single volume. Text in German, printed in Gothic (Fraktur) type.

Contents include: Metaphysics, Or The Essence of the World (1852), Logic, Or The System of Knowledge, Together with the Idea of a System of Language (1853), Natural Philosophy, Or The Enigma of the World (1853), Anthropology (1853), and Aesthetics (1855)

Johann Jakob Wagner (1775–1841) was a German philosopher associated with the post-Kantian and Idealist traditions. A professor at the University of Würzburg, Wagner developed a highly systematic philosophical framework seeking to unite metaphysics, logic, nature, humanity, language, and aesthetics into a comprehensive understanding of reality. His work stands at the intersection of German Idealism, Romantic philosophy, and nineteenth-century speculative thought.

These writings were published after Wagner's death from his lectures and unpublished manuscripts by Dr. Philipp Ludwig Adam. The present volume represents an unusually complete gathering of Wagner's mature philosophical system, encompassing his views on ontology, epistemology, natural science, anthropology, language, and aesthetics.

Bound as a single volume, likely by a contemporary owner shortly after publication. Contemporary ownership inscription to the title page ("Hans Heusig"). A substantial collection of posthumous writings by an important but today relatively overlooked figure in German Idealist philosophy.

Condition: Very good. Scattered foxing throughout, occasional heavier spotting. Ownership inscription. Binding sound and text complete.