Pontus Wikner

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Pontus Wikner (born May 19, 1837 , † May 16, 1888 ; actually Karl Pontus Wikner ) was a Swedish philosopher and writer .

Wikner was a lecturer in theoretical philosophy in Uppsala between 1863 and 1884 . In 1884 he accepted a professorship in philosophy in Kristiania . Wikner was a student of Christopher Jacob Boström . Later he saw the holy will in God and opposed Bostrom's teaching of absolute reason. Alongside Viktor Rydberg , Wikner shaped Swedish religious idealism in the 19th century.

literature

  • Raimund Wolfert : "Oh, if only I had a friend to love him!" Pontus Wikner and his psychological self- confessions , in: Pontus Wikner: Psychological self-confessions (library rosa Winkel 62). Hamburg: Männerschwarm Verlag 2012, pp. 63–125.
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SURNAME Wikner, Pontus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wikner, Karl Pontus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish philosopher and writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1837
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1888