Ephraim Liljequist
Per Efraim Liljequist (in Sweden usually Liljeqvist ; born September 24, 1865 in Örebro , † August 20, 1941 in Lund ) was a Swedish philosopher .
Life
At first Liljequist studied psychology, but then shifted the focus of his interest to philosophy. From 1894 to 1906 he taught philosophy at the University of Gothenburg, the forerunner of the University of Gothenburg . From 1906 to 1930 he was professor of philosophy at Lund University . After his retirement, from 1937 to 1941 he led the Reich Association of Sweden-Germany , which sympathized with National Socialism. His successor was the theologian Hugo Odeberg . From 1904 he belonged to the Royal Science and Literature Society in Gothenburg . Liljequist was an honorary member of the University of Rostock .
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In his philosophical thinking, Liljequist was based on Immanuel Kant and the personality idealism of Christopher Jacob Boströms . He also studied the writings of Alexius Meinong intensively . Liljequist described man as an imperfect subject who needed an infinite and perfect subject to explain it, in which he himself could only be understood as a moment. Liljequist's main works include:
- The philosophy of Francis Bacon (Om Francis Bacon's Filosofi med särkskild hänsyn till det etiska problemet) . Almqvist & Wiksell, Uppsala 1893-1894.
- Ancient and modern sophistry . 1896.
- The first writings of Bostrom . 1897.
- Introduction to Psychology . 1899.
- Meinong's general theory of value . 1904.
- Swedish personality idealism and Kant . Vienna 1934.
literature
- Georgi Schischkoff (Hrsg.): Philosophical dictionary . Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-520-01321-5 .
- Ephraim Liljequist . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 16 : Lee – Luvua . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1912, Sp. 510 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Personnel and course catalog of the University of Rostock (PDF) winter semester 1935.
- ^ Philosophical dictionary , edited by Georgi Schischkoff. Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart, p. 410
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liljequist, Ephraim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liljeqvist, Ephraim; Liljequist, Per Efraim (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örebro |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1941 |
| Place of death | Lund |