Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz
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Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz (April 23, 1805 - July 14, 1879) was a German
philosopher and pedagog
.
, he read philosophy
at Berlin, Halle and Königsberg
, devoting himself mainly to the doctrines of Hegel
and Schleiermacher
. After holding the chair of philosophy at Halle for two years, he became, in 1833, professor at the university of Königsberg
, where he remained till his death. In his last years he was quite blind.
and others, formed the "centre," midway between Erdmann
and Gabler
on the one hand, and the "extreme left" represented by Strauss, Feuerbach
and Bruno Bauer
.
Between 1838 and 1840, Rosenkranz published an edition of the works of Kant
in conjunction with F. W. Schubert, to which he appended a history of the Kantian doctrine.
He published also an autobiography entitled Von Magdeburg nach Königsberg (1873), which deals with his life up to the time of his settlement at Königsberg.
Germany
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philosopher and pedagog
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
.
Life
Born at MagdeburgMagdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....
, he read philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at Berlin, Halle and Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
, devoting himself mainly to the doctrines of Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was a German philosopher, one of the creators of German Idealism. His historicist and idealist account of reality as a whole revolutionized European philosophy and was an important precursor to Continental philosophy and Marxism.Hegel developed a comprehensive...
and Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian and philosopher known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant orthodoxy. He also became influential in the evolution of Higher Criticism, and his work forms part of the foundation of...
. After holding the chair of philosophy at Halle for two years, he became, in 1833, professor at the university of Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
, where he remained till his death. In his last years he was quite blind.
Philosophy
Throughout his long professorial career, and in all his numerous publications he remained, in spite of occasional deviations on particular points, loyal to the Hegelian tradition as a whole. In the great division of the Hegelian school, he, in company with MicheletKarl Ludwig Michelet
Karl Ludwig Michelet , German philosopher, was born at Berlin.He studied at the gymnasium and at the university of his native town, took his degree as doctor of philosophy in 1824, and became professor in 1829, a post which he retained till his death...
and others, formed the "centre," midway between Erdmann
Johann Eduard Erdmann
Johann Eduard Erdmann was a German philosophical writer....
and Gabler
Johann Philipp Gabler
Johann Philipp Gabler was a German Protestant Christian theologian of the school of Johann Jakob Griesbach and Johann Gottfried Eichhorn....
on the one hand, and the "extreme left" represented by Strauss, Feuerbach
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach was a German philosopher and anthropologist. He was the fourth son of the eminent jurist Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, brother of mathematician Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach and uncle of painter Anselm Feuerbach...
and Bruno Bauer
Bruno Bauer
Bruno Bauer was a German philosopher and historian. As a student of GWF Hegel, Bauer was a radical Rationalist in philosophy, politics and Biblical criticism...
.
Philosophical
- Kritik der Schleiermacherschen Glaubenslehre (1836)
- Psychologie oder Wissenschaft vom subjektiven Geist (1837; 3rd ed., 1863)
- Kritische Erläuterungen des Hegelschen Systems (1840)
- Vorlesungen über Schelling (1842)
- Hegels Leben (1844)
- System der Wissenschaft (1850)
- Meine Reform der Hegelschen Philosophie (1852)
- Wissenschaft der logischen Idee (1858–59), with a supplement (Epilegomena, 1862)
- Diderot's Leben und Werke (1866)
- Hegels Naturphilosophie und die Bearbeitung derselben durch Vera (1868)
- Hegel als deutscher Nationalphilosoph (1870)
- Erläuterungen zu Hegels Encyklopädie der philosophischen Wissenschaften (1871).
Between 1838 and 1840, Rosenkranz published an edition of the works of Kant
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg , researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment....
in conjunction with F. W. Schubert, to which he appended a history of the Kantian doctrine.
Literary and general
- Geschichte der deutschen Poesie im Mittelalter (1830)
- Handbuch einer allgemeinen Geschichte den Poesie (1832–33)
- Die Pädagogik als System (1848)
- Aesthetik des Hässlichen (1853) - Aesthetic of UglinessAesthetic of UglinessAesthetic of Ugliness is a book by German philosopher Karl Rosenkrantz, written in 1853. It is among the earliest writings on the philosophy of ugliness and "draws an analogy between ugliness and moral evil"....
- Die Poesie and ihre Geschichte (1885)
- Studien (1839–47)
- Neue Studien (1875–78).
He published also an autobiography entitled Von Magdeburg nach Königsberg (1873), which deals with his life up to the time of his settlement at Königsberg.
External links
- Almost complete collection of Rosenkranz' works as PDFs (most from GoogleBooks)
- Works by Rosenkranz, from the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...