Rudolf Seydel was a German philosopher and theologian born in Dresden

Dresden

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In 1860 he received his habilitation at the University of Leipzig

University of Leipzig

The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...

, where in 1867 he became an associate professor of philosophy. He was a disciple of Christian Hermann Weisse

Christian Hermann Weisse

Christian Hermann Weisse , was a German Protestant religious philosopher.- Philosophy :He was born at Leipzig, and studied at the university there, at first adhering to the Hegelian school of philosophy. In the course of time, his ideas changed, and became close to those of Schelling in his later...

 (1801-1866), and is remembered for his studies involving parallels between Buddhism

Buddhism

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 and Christianity

Christianity

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. Seydel died in Leipzig

Leipzig

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 on December 8, 1892.

Selected writings

• Schopenhauers philosophisches System (Schopenhauer's Philosophical System), 1857
• Logik oder Wissenschaft vom Wissen (Logic or Science of Wisdom), 1866
• Die Religion der Religionen (The Religion of Religions), 1872
• Ethik oder Wissenschaft vom Seinsollenden (Ethic or Science of the Seinsollenden), 1874
• Das Evangelium von Jesu in seinem Verhältnis zur Buddhasage und Buddhlehre (The Gospel of Jesus in Relation to the Buddha Legend and Teachings), 1882
• Die Buddhalegende und das Leben Jesu nach den Evangelien (The Buddha Legend and the Life of Jesus after the Gospels), 1884
• Buddha und Christus (Buddha and Christ), 1884
• Religion und Wissenschaft. Gesammelte Reden und Abhandlungen (Religion and Science, Collection of Writings and Papers), 1887
• Religionsphilosophie im Umriß (Philosophy of Religion in Outline); (edited by Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel
  Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel
  Paul Wilhelm Schmiedel was a German theologian and professor of New Testament exegesis born in Zaukeroda near Dresden....
  
  1893)