Martin Knutzen
Martin Knutzen (born December 14, 1713 in Königsberg i. Pr. , † January 29, 1751 ibid) was a German philosopher .
Life
The son of the businessman Hagen Knutzen began his training at the Old Town Parish School and enrolled at the Albertus University in Königsberg in 1726 . His teachers included Franz Albert Schultz , Johann Gottfried Teske and Abraham Wolf (1680–1731, theologian ). After acquiring the master’s degree in Königsberg in 1733, he was appointed extraordinary professor of logic and metaphysics there in 1735 . In 1744 he was appointed adjunct with responsibility for the palace library and chief inspector of the University of Königsberg. He was looking for a synthesis of pietism and the rationalism of Christian Wolff . Like his student Immanuel Kant , he never left the vicinity of his hometown. Kant's antipode, Johann Georg Hamann, was one of his students . Knutzen mainly left behind eclectic writings.
Works
- Philosophical proof of the truth of the Christian religion , 1740.
- Commentatio Philosophica De Humanae Mentis Individua Natura , 1741.
- Philosophical treatise on the immatural nature of the soul , 1744.
- Reasonable Thoughts from the Comets , 1744.
- Systema Causarum Efficientium Seu Commentatio Philosophica De Commercio Mentis Et Corporis Per Influxum Physicum Explicando, Ipsis Illustris Leibnitii Principiis Svperstructa , 1745.
- Elementa Philosophiae Rationalis Seu Logicae Cum Generalis Tum Specialioris Mathematica Methodo In Usum Auditorium Suorum Demonstrata , 1747.
- Philosophical proof of the truth of the Christian religion 1747, introduced, commented on and edited by Ulrich L. Lehner. In: Religious History of the Early Modern Age . Volume 1, Nordhausen 2005, 298 pages, ISBN 978-3-88309-335-2 .
literature
- Benno Erdmann : Martin Knutzen and his time. A contribution to the history of the Wolfish school and the history of Kant's development , ed. and a. by Klaus H. Fischer, Schutterwald / Baden 2005 ISBN 978-3-928640-74-9 .
- Friedbert Holz: Knutzen, Martin. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, ISBN 3-428-00193-1 , p. 231 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Carl von Prantl : Knutzen, Martin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 334 f.
- Bernhard Josef Stalla: KNUTZEN, Martin. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 27, Bautz, Nordhausen 2007, ISBN 978-3-88309-393-2 , Sp. 755-759.
Web links
- Literature by and about Martin Knutzen in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knutzen, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philosopher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1713 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1751 |
| Place of death | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |