Now available for the first time in English, this critical translation of Metaphysica draws from the original seven Latin editions, the Academy edition of Kant, and Georg Friedrich Meier's 18th-century German translation. To assist and support the reading of this crucial text, the translation features: * historical and philosophical introductions and sketches * extensive glossaries and notes * clear reproductions of Kant's elucidations and handwritten notes * Eberhard's insertions in the 1783 German edition Used as a philosophical instruction for thinkers such as Kant, Mendelssohn, Abbt, Herder, and Maimon, Metaphysica is arguably one of philosophy's most influential texts. Equipped with supportive and illuminating introductory material, this clear and lucid translation presents scholars of Kant, German philosophy and the history of philosophy with an indispensable resource. Fugate and Hymers's translation of Baumgarten's Metaphysica is an excellent contribution to the historical, contextual and comparative study of eighteenth-century German philosophy. In addition to highlighting Baumgarten's own contributions to philosophy during this period, their translation will help scholars understand the relationship between the Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy and Kant's philosophy more critically.