Ludwig Strümpell
Ludwig Strümpell (28 June 1812 Schöppenstedt – 18 May 1899 Leipzig) was a German philosopher and pedagogue.
Biography
He studied philosophy at the University of Königsberg, where he was influenced by Johann Friedrich Herbart, and continued his studies at the University of Leipzig. In 1845, he became an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Dorpat (full professor, 1849), and after 1871 served as a professor at the University of Leipzig.[1]
He became known as a prominent representative of Herbart's philosophy and published Erläuterungen zu Herbarts Philosophie (Explanations of Herbart's philosophy, 1834), Die Hauptpunkte der Herbartschen Metaphysik kritisch beleuchtet (The main points of Herbart's metaphysics critically illustrated, 1840), Gedanken über Religion und religiöse Probleme (Thoughts on religion and religious problems, 1888), Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Metaphysik, Psychologie und Religionsphilosophie (Treatise on the history of metaphysics, psychology and the philosophy of religion, 1896), and Vermischte Abhandlungen aus der theoretischen und praktischen Philosophie (Miscellaneous treatise on topics from theoretical and practical philosophy, 1897).[2]
References
Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Strümpell, Ludwig". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
- Wilhelm Kahl. (1908), "Strümpell, Ludwig", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 54, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 623–630