more on this theme     |     more from this thinker

Single Idea 22002

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 4. Later European Philosophy / c. Eighteenth century philosophy ]

Full Idea

The dominant philosophy of mid-eighteenth century Germany was Wolffianism, a codified and almost legalistically organised form of Leibnizian thought.

Clarification

Christian Wolff (1679-1739)

Gist of Idea

Wolff's version of Leibniz dominated mid-18th C German thought

Source

Terry Pinkard (German Philosophy 1760-1860 [2002], Intro)

Book Ref

Pinkard,Terry: 'German Philosophy 1760-1860' [CUP 2002], p.12

A Reaction

Kant grew up in this intellectual climate.

The 5 ideas from 'German Philosophy 1760-1860'

22002 Wolff's version of Leibniz dominated mid-18th C German thought [Pinkard]
22021 Romantics explored beautiful subjectivity, and the re-enchantment of nature [Pinkard]
22036 In Hegel's time naturalism was called 'Spinozism' [Pinkard]
22048 Idealism is the link between reason and freedom [Pinkard]
22010 The combination of Kant and the French Revolution was an excited focus for German philosophy [Pinkard]