Friedrich Philipp Albert Muhrbeck

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Friedrich Philipp Albert Muhrbeck , also Philipp Albert Friedrich Muhrbeck , actually: Friedrich Muhrbeck (born September 23, 1775 in Greifswald , † March 28, 1827 ibid) was a German philosopher and university professor.

Life

Friedrich (Philipp Albert) Muhrbeck, son of the philosopher Johann Christoph Muhrbeck , attended the Greifswald city school and studied philosophy, mathematics and chemistry at the University of Greifswald from 1792 . In contrast to his father, a follower of Christian Wolff , he became a follower of Immanuel Kant . 1796 took place its graduation to the Master and he was adjunct in humanities. In the same year he went to the University of Jena to listen to Johann Gottlieb Fichte's lectures . He became acquainted with Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel .

In Jena he became a member of the Society of Free Men . With a group of friends from this society, to which Johann Smidt , Johann Friedrich Herbart , Casimir Ulrich Boehlendorff and Johann Erich von Berger belonged, he undertook a trip to Switzerland , which they regarded as the land of freedom. In spring 1798 he stayed alone with Boehlendorff, following in the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau , for four weeks on St. Petersinsel in Lake Biel . In the same year he went to Rastatt , where peace negotiations between France and Prussia were taking place at that time , to meet with Fritz Horn (1772-1844) and Isaac von Sinclair . Through Sinclair he met Friedrich Hölderlin .

From 1799 or 1800 Muhrbeck held lectures at the University of Greifswald introducing the study of philosophy as well as logic, anthropology, psychology and natural law. In 1814 he became an associate professor. Because of his poor health, he is said to have turned down the offer of a full professorship. Muhrbeck belonged to the close circle of friends of Ernst Moritz Arndt , who addressed several important letters to him.

Muhrbeck's estate is considered lost. Letters from him have been preserved in the papers of those he corresponded with.

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SURNAME Muhrbeck, Friedrich Philipp Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muhrbeck, Friedrich (real name); Muhrbeck, Philipp Albert Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German philosopher and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1775
PLACE OF BIRTH Greifswald
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 1827
Place of death Greifswald