Single Idea 22002

[catalogued under 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 Reference

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

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A Reaction

Kant grew up in this intellectual climate.