Johann Oischinger

Johann Nepomuk Paul Oischinger (born May 13, 1817 in Wittmannsberg , † December 11, 1876 in Munich ) was a German Catholic theologian and philosopher .

Life

Oischinger studied theology in Munich. His teachers included Franz von Baader , Joseph Görres , Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling , Ignaz von Döllinger , Heinrich Klee , Johann Adam Möhler and Franz Xaver Reithmayr . In 1841 he was in Regensburg ordained . Soon back in Munich, he remained a private scholar and journalist throughout his life .

theology

His goal was to overcome what he believed to be flawed medieval scholasticism , which he wanted to achieve through a new philosophical system and the scientific examination of the Catholic doctrine. He attacked medieval teachings in several works, as well as contemporary trends such as Güntherianism and neo-scholasticism . His criticism of Thomas Aquinas (see the Works section ) was indexed by the Vatican.

Works (selection)

• Philosophy and Religion , 1849
• Ground plan for the systems of Christian philosophy , Straubing 1852
• Günther's philosophy. Represented and honored with consideration for the history and the system of philosophy, as well as for the Christian religion , Schaffhausen 1852
• Apology of Christian Philosophy against Dr. Denzinger , 1854
• The speculative theology of St. Thomas Aquinas, the English teacher, systematically developed in the principles , Landshut 1858
• The Uniform Doctrine of the Divine Trinity , 1869

literature

• Franz Heinrich Reusch :  Oischinger, Johann Nepomuk Paul . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 210.
• Berhard M. Hoppe:  Oischinger, Johann Nepomuk Paul. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 1167-1171.
• Max Joseph Hufnagel: Famous dead in the southern cemetery in Munich . Zeke Verlag, Würzburg, 4th edition 1983.